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
Cliff Robertson
Joe Cantwell
Henry Fonda
William Russell
Kevin McCarthy
Dick Jensen
Joi Lansing
Girl At Pool (uncredited)
Leoda Richards
Cantwell Supporter (uncredited)
Edie Adams
Mabel Cantwell
Richard Arlen
Sen. Oscar Anderson
Lee Tracy
President Art Hockstader
Monty O'Grady
Man at Pool (uncredited)
Billy Beck
Party Guest (uncredited)
Penny Singleton
Mrs. Claypoole (scenes deleted)
William Henry
Reporter (uncredited)
Gene Raymond
Don Cantwell
Cosmo Sardo
Banquet Guest (uncredited)
Ann Sothern
Sue Ellen Gamadge
Margaret Leighton
Alice Russell
Kenner G. Kemp
Reporter (uncredited)
Marie Blake
Cleaning Woman
Arthur Tovey
Cantwell Supporter (uncredited)
Sara Taft
Mrs. Cantwell, Joe's Mother (uncredited)
Shelley Berman
Sheldon Bascomb
Shep Houghton
Reporter (uncredited)
Byron Morrow
Master of Ceremonies at Banquet (uncredited)
Rupert Crosse
Reporter (uncredited)
Stephen Soldi
Delegate (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
Man at Pool (uncredited)
Barbara Pepper
Delegate (uncredited)
George Furth
Tom
Mathew McCue
Man at Delegation (uncredited)
James Jeter
Mayor (uncredited)
Mark Russell
Campaign Worker (uncredited)
Fred Aldrich
Delegate (uncredited)
Kenneth Patterson
Delegate (uncredited)
Howard K. Smith
Howard K. Smith
Gene Roth
Pennsylvania Delegate (uncredited)
Tyler McVey
Chairman
Eugene Jackson
Delegate (uncredited)
Mary Lawrence
Mrs. Merwin
Ted Stanhope
Governor (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Man at Pool (uncredited)
Howard Wright
New York Delegate (uncredited)
Mahalia Jackson
Mahalia Jackson
Sherwood Keith
Doctor
John Henry Faulk
Gov. T.T. Claypoole
Anne Newman Bacal
Janet
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)
Don Ames
Supporter (uncredited)
Nick Borgani
Reporter (uncredited)
George Hoagland
Cantwell Supporter (uncredited)
John Indrisano
Mafia Man (uncredited)
Chester Jones
Delegate (uncredited)
Ray Kellogg
Reporter (uncredited)
Joseph La Cava
Delegate (uncredited)
King Lockwood
Cantwell Supporter (uncredited)
John Marlin
Delegate (uncredited)
Hans Moebus
Banquet Guest (uncredited)
Ron Nyman
Reporter (uncredited)
Paul Power
Reporter (uncredited)
Jean Ransome
Campaign Worker (uncredited)
Fred Rapport
Banquet Guest (uncredited)
Tony Regan
Harvey (uncredited)
Edward Rickard
Campaign Worker (uncredited)
Victor Romito
Security Guard (uncredited)
Clark Ross
Reporter (uncredited)
John Roy
Banquet Guest (uncredited)
Sammy Shack
Man at Delegation (uncredited)
George Simmons
Cantwell Supporter (uncredited)
Norman Stevans
Banquet Guest (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Cantwell Supporter (uncredited)
Maxie Thrower
Delegate (uncredited)
Chalky Williams
Police Officer (uncredited)
Herbert Winters
Cantwell Supporter (uncredited)

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