Drama
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.
Directed by
Franklin J. Schaffner
Henry Fonda
William Russell
Cliff Robertson
Joe Cantwell
Edie Adams
Mabel Cantwell
Ann Sothern
Sue Ellen Gamadge
Kevin McCarthy
Dick Jensen
Penny Singleton
Mrs. Claypoole (scenes deleted)
Richard Arlen
Sen. Oscar Anderson
Tyler McVey
Chairman
Leoda Richards
Convention Attendee (uncredited)
Margaret Leighton
Alice Russell
George Furth
Tom
Shelley Berman
Sheldon Bascomb
Lee Tracy
President Art Hockstader
Rupert Crosse
Reporter (uncredited)
Gene Raymond
Don Cantwell
Fred Aldrich
Delegate (uncredited)
Marie Blake
Cleaning Woman (as Blossom Rock)
Mary Lawrence
Mrs. Merwin
Mahalia Jackson
Mahalia Jackson
Billy Beck
Party Guest (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Man at Pool (uncredited)
Sherwood Keith
Doctor
Howard K. Smith
Howard K. Smith
John Henry Faulk
Gov. T.T. Claypoole
Anne Newman Bacal
Janet (as Anne Newman)
H.E. West
Sen. Lazarus
William R. Ebersol
Gov. John Merwin
Natalie Masters
Mrs. Anderson
Bill Stout
Bill Stout
John Alban
Banquet Guest (uncredited)
Leon Alton
Russell Supporter (uncredited)
David Armstrong
Russell Campaign Worker (uncredited)
George Bruggeman
Reporter (uncredited)
Donald Chaffin
Supporter (uncredited)
Dick Cherney
Reporter (uncredited)
Jack Daly
Photographer (uncredited)
George DeNormand
Cantwell Supporter (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson
Reporter (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Campaign Worker (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Cantwell Supporter (uncredited)

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