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
Kevin McCarthy
Dick Jensen
Penny Singleton
Mrs. Claypoole (scenes deleted)
Shelley Berman
Sheldon Bascomb
Billy Beck
Party Guest (uncredited)
Ann Sothern
Sue Ellen Gamadge
Leoda Richards
Convention Attendee (uncredited)
Gene Raymond
Don Cantwell
George Furth
Tom
Richard Arlen
Sen. Oscar Anderson
Mary Lawrence
Mrs. Merwin
Edie Adams
Mabel Cantwell
Leon Alton
Russell Supporter (uncredited)
Margaret Leighton
Alice Russell
Marie Blake
Cleaning Woman (as Blossom Rock)
Tyler McVey
Chairman
Lee Tracy
President Art Hockstader
Fred Aldrich
Delegate (uncredited)
Rupert Crosse
Reporter (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Man at Pool (uncredited)
Mahalia Jackson
Mahalia Jackson
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)
Don Ames
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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