The Last Hurrah (1958) Cast & Crew

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Directed by John Ford.

Cast

• Spencer Tracy as Mayor Frank Skeffington
• Jeffrey Hunter as Adam Caulfield
• Dianne Foster as Mave Caulfield
• Pat O'Brien as John Gorman
• Basil Rathbone as Norman Cass Sr.
• Donald Crisp as The Cardinal
• James Gleason as Cuke Gillen
• Edward Brophy as Ditto Boland
• John Carradine as Amos Force
• Willis Bouchey as Roger Sugrue
• Basil Ruysdael as The Episcopal Bishop
• Ricardo Cortez as Sam Weinberg
• Wallace Ford as Charlie Hennessey
• Frank McHugh as Festus Garvey
• Carleton Young as Winslow
• Frank Albertson as Jack Mangan
• Bob Sweeney as Johnny Degnan
• William Leslie as Dan Herlihy
• Anna Lee as Gert Minihan
• Ken Curtis as Monsignor Killian
• Jane Darwell as Delia
• O.Z. Whitehead as Norman Cass Jr.
• Arthur Walsh as Junior
• Charles B. Fitzsimons as Kevin McCluskey (uncredited)
• James Flavin as Police Capt. Michael J. Shanahan (uncredited)
• William Forrest as Tom - The Doctor (uncredited)
• Jack Pennick as Police Sgt. Rafferty (uncredited)
• Helen Westcott as Mrs. McCluskey (uncredited)
• Phil Adams as Man (uncredited)
• Alex Akimoff as Man (uncredited)
• Fred Aldrich as Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited)
• Richard Alexander as Mourner Given Cigar at Wake (uncredited)
• Leon Alton as Banquet Guest (uncredited)
• Don Anderson as Cop at Wake (uncredited)
• Walter Bacon as Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited)
• Frank Baker as Banker at Plymouth Club (uncredited)
• Bobette Bentley as 1st Blonde (uncredited)
• Steve Benton as Man (uncredited)
• Gail Bonney as Woman (uncredited)
• Danny Borzage as Pete (uncredited)

Crew

• John Ford — Director
• Frank S. Nugent — Screenplay
• Edwin O'Connor — Novel
• Charles Lawton Jr. — Director of Photography
• John Ford — Producer

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