In a changing world where television has become the main source of information, Adam Caulfield, a young sports journalist, witnesses how his uncle, Frank Skeffington, a veteran and honest politician, mayor of a New England town, tries to be reelected while bankers and captains of industry conspire in the shadows to place a weak and manageable candidate in the city hall.
John Ford
Director
Spencer Tracy
Mayor Frank Skeffington
Jeffrey Hunter
Adam Caulfield
Dianne Foster
Mave Caulfield
Pat O'Brien
John Gorman
Basil Rathbone
Norman Cass Sr.
Donald Crisp
The Cardinal
James Gleason
Cuke Gillen
Edward Brophy
Ditto Boland
John Carradine
Amos Force
Willis Bouchey
Roger Sugrue
Basil Ruysdael
The Episcopal Bishop
In a film where a Black couple is framed to be the lead characters, they still managed to get shuffled off to the sidelines. The enthusiastic cast delivers well on goofy bits- but can only go so far before they begin to fall flat.
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