The Best Man (1964)
19641h 42mNRDrama
The other party is in disarray. Five men vie for the party nomination for president. No one has a majority as the first ballot closes and the front-runners begin to decide how badly they want the job.
Cast
Henry FondaWilliam Russell
Cliff RobertsonJoe Cantwell
Edie AdamsMabel Cantwell
Margaret LeightonAlice Russell
Shelley BermanSheldon Bascomb
Lee TracyPresident Art Hockstader
Ann SothernSue Ellen Gamadge
Gene RaymondDon Cantwell
Kevin McCarthyDick Jensen
Mahalia JacksonMahalia Jackson
Howard K. SmithHoward K. Smith- JJohn Henry FaulkGov. T.T. Claypoole
Richard ArlenSen. Oscar Anderson
Penny SingletonMrs. Claypoole (scenes deleted)- GGeorge KirgoSpeechwriter
George FurthTom- AAnne Newman BacalJanet
Mary LawrenceMrs. Merwin
Crew
- Director
- Franklin J. Schaffner
- Writers
- Gore Vidal
- Producers
- Stuart MillarLawrence Turman
- Music
- Mort Lindsey
- Cinematography
- Haskell Wexler
- Editing
- Robert Swink
Details
- Released
- April 5, 1964
- Language
- English
- Studio
- United Artists, Millar/Turman Productions
- IMDb
- tt0057883