Directed by:
Frank CapraCinematography:
George J. FolseyComposer:
Victor YoungCast:
Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Van Johnson, Angela Lansbury, Adolphe Menjou, Lewis Stone, Charles Dingle, Margaret Hamilton, Raymond Walburn (more)VOD (1)
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The immortal screen couple Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn take the lead in this fabulously witty political comedy drama from director Frank Capra, filmed against the background of the 1948 Presidential election. Wealthy aeroplane manufacturer Grant Matthews is encouraged to become a presidential candidate by his girlfriend, press baron Kay Thorndyke. Forced to publicly reunite with his estranged wife Mary in order to present the illusion of a happy marriage, he comes close to nomination. But, as Grant and Mary realise that political success will mean compromising their principles, Grant has a change of heart. (Powerhouse Films)
(more)Cast
Spencer Tracy
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
Fury (1936)
Katharine Hepburn
USA
Best movies:
Song of Love (1947)
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
On Golden Pond (1981)
Van Johnson
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Two Girls and a Sailor (1944)
Madame Curie (1943)
Angela Lansbury
UK
Best movies:
Sweeney Todd (1982) (TV movie)
Gaslight (1944)
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Adolphe Menjou
USA
Best movies:
Paths of Glory (1957)
You Were Never Lovelier (1942)
Zelig (1983) - a.f.
Lewis Stone
USA
Best movies:
China Seas (1935)
State of the Union (1948)
Queen Christina (1933)
Charles Dingle
USA
Best movies:
The Talk of the Town (1942)
The Little Foxes (1941)
Edge of Darkness (1943)
Margaret Hamilton
USA
Best movies:
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
The Red Pony (1949)
These Three (1936)
Raymond Walburn
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
State of the Union (1948)
Pierre Watkin
USA
Best movies:
Song of Love (1947)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
Irving Bacon
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
Patti Brady
USA
Best movies:
State of the Union (1948)
A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
Tor Johnson
Sweden
Best movies:
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
State of the Union (1948)
Houdini (1953)
Arthur O'Connell
USA
Best movies:
Citizen Kane (1941)
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
The Last Valley (1971)
Dave Willock
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
You Were Never Lovelier (1942)
Charles Sullivan
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
The Great Dictator (1940)
Fury (1936)
Frank Mayo
USA
Best movies:
Easter Parade (1948)
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
Gilda (1946)
Sam Ash
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Stanley Andrews
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Charles Sherlock
USA
Best movies:
East of Eden (1955)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Storm Warning (1951)