Drama
In a changing world where television has become the main source of information, Adam Caulfield, a young sports journalist, witnesses how his uncle, Frank Skeffington, a veteran and honest politician, mayor of a New England town, tries to be reelected while bankers and captains of industry conspire in the shadows to place a weak and manageable candidate in the city hall.
Directed by
John Ford
Edward Brophy
Ditto Boland
Ken Curtis
Monsignor Killian
Frank Baker
Banker at Plymouth Club (uncredited)
John Carradine
Amos Force
Jeffrey Hunter
Adam Caulfield
Donald Crisp
The Cardinal
Basil Rathbone
Norman Cass Sr.
James Gleason
Cuke Gillen
Spencer Tracy
Mayor Frank Skeffington
Richard Deacon
Graves (uncredited)
Pat O'Brien
John Gorman
Frank Albertson
Jack Mangan
James Flavin
Police Capt. Michael J. Shanahan (uncredited)
Dianne Foster
Mave Caulfield
Carleton Young
Winslow
Willis Bouchey
Roger Sugrue
Anna Lee
Gert Minihan
Jane Darwell
Delia
Frank McHugh
Festus Garvey
Shep Houghton
Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited)
Roy Jenson
Fighter (uncredited)
Edmund Lowe
Johnny Byrne (uncredited)
O.Z. Whitehead
Norman Cass Jr.
Chuck Hicks
Fighter (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
Mourner at Wake (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Man (uncredited)
Ricardo Cortez
Sam Weinberg
Mae Marsh
Mourner at Wake (uncredited)
Wallace Ford
Charlie Hennessey
Rand Brooks
Votes Tallyman (uncredited)
Basil Ruysdael
The Episcopal Bishop
Helen Westcott
Mrs. McCluskey (uncredited)
Harry Tyler
Robert (uncredited)
Jimmy Murphy
Office Boy (uncredited)
Philo McCullough
Politician (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Banquet Guest (uncredited)
John Bryant
Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited)
Richard Alexander
Mourner Given Cigar at Wake (uncredited)
Harry Lauter
Votes Tallyman (uncredited)
William Henry
Votes Tallyman (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Political Rally Marcher (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
Banker at Plymouth Club (uncredited)
Jack Pennick
Police Sgt. Rafferty (uncredited)
Frank Sully
Fire Lieutenant (uncredited)
William Leslie
Dan Herlihy
Stuart Holmes
Man (uncredited)
Harry Strang
Harry (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock
Rally Marcher (uncredited)
Edmund Cobb
Man (uncredited)
William Forrest
Tom - The Doctor (uncredited)
Charles Trowbridge
Plymouth Club Member (uncredited)
Ruth Clifford
Nurse (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
Crowd Member (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook
Caterer at Wake (uncredited)
Joe Devlin
Man (uncredited)
Paul McVey
Banker (uncredited)
Joseph Forte
Managing Editor (uncredited)
Fred Aldrich
Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited)
Hank Mann
Man (uncredited)
Frank McLure
Mourner at Wake (uncredited)
Thomas E. Jackson
Man (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Charlie (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
Campaign Worker (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
Banquet Guest (uncredited)
Julius Tannen
Mr. Kowalsky (uncredited)
Jimmy Dime
Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited)
Carl Sklover
Political Rally Marcher (uncredited)
Sol Murgi
Political Rally Marcher (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
Mourner at Wake (uncredited)
Arthur Walsh
Junior
Hal K. Dawson
Managing Editor (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
Plymouth Club Member (uncredited)
George Nardelli
Banquet Guest (uncredited)
Frank J. Scannell
Man (uncredited)
Charles Morton
Reporter (uncredited)
Gail Bonney
Woman (uncredited)
Eddie Fetherston
Man (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe
Man (uncredited)
Joe McGuinn
2nd Man (uncredited)
Ted Stanhope
1st Man (uncredited)
Eve March
Neighbor (uncredited)
Stephen Soldi
Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited)
Richard Keene
Man (uncredited)
Ruth Warren
Ellen Davin (uncredited)
John Deauville
Man (uncredited)
Phil Adams
Man (uncredited)
Alex Akimoff
Man (uncredited)
Leon Alton
Banquet Guest (uncredited)
Don Anderson
Cop at Wake (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited)
Bobette Bentley
1st Blonde (uncredited)
Steve Benton
Man (uncredited)
Danny Borzage
Pete (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
Banquet Guest (uncredited)
George Bruggeman
Mourner at Burial (uncredited)
James J. Casino
Political Rally Marcher (uncredited)
Dick Cherney
Reporter (uncredited)
George Chester
Mourner at Wake (uncredited)
Charles Cirillo
Man (uncredited)
Richard Dale Clark
Man (uncredited)
Bud Cokes
Cop at Wake (uncredited)
Russell Custer
Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited)
Jack Deery
Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited)
George DeNormand
Banker (uncredited)
Mike Donovan
Mourner at Wake (uncredited)
Clint Dorrington
Man (uncredited)
Mimi Doyle
Mamie Burns (uncredited)
Tommy Earwood
Gregory McClusky (uncredited)
Richard Elmore
Mourner at Wake (uncredited)
Duke Fishman
Campaign Worker (uncredited)
George Ford
Man (uncredited)
Raoul Freeman
Banker at Plymouth Club (uncredited)
Helen Gereghty
Carmichael Sister (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson
Banquet Guest (uncredited)
James Gonzalez
Reporter (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Plymouth Club Member on Stairs (uncredited)
Ed Haskett
Banker at Plymouth Club (uncredited)
Jack Henderson
Man (uncredited)
Chuck Howard
Man (uncredited)
William Hudson
Votes Tallyman (uncredited)
Charles Anthony Hughes
Man (uncredited)
William Janssen
Man (uncredited)
Rolan Jones
Man (uncredited)
Fred Kennedy
Man (uncredited)
Ann Kunde
Mourner at Wake (uncredited)
Joseph La Cava
Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited)
Webster Lagrange
Man (uncredited)
Johnny Leone
Man (uncredited)
Robert Levin
Jules Kowalsky (uncredited)
Robert Locke Lorraine
Political Rally Marcher (uncredited)
Edward McNally
Ward Heeler (uncredited)
Ernesto Molinari
Banquet Guest (uncredited)
Bill Neff
Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited)
Brian O'Hara
Man (uncredited)
Joe Palma
Cop at Campaign HQ (uncredited)
Emma Palmese
Woman at Enterance (uncredited)
Bob Perry
Man (uncredited)
Murray Pollack
Mourner at Burial (uncredited)
Paul Power
Banker at Plymouth Club (uncredited)
Fred Rapport
Man on Dais (uncredited)
Edward Rickard
Cop at Wake (uncredited)
Clete Roberts
Reporter (uncredited)
Molly Roden
Neighbor (uncredited)
Victor Romito
Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited)
John Roy
Mourner at Wake (uncredited)
Buck Russell
Man (uncredited)
Dick Ryan
Man (uncredited)
Bernard Sell
Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited)
Jordan Shelley
Man (uncredited)
George Spaulding
Man (uncredited)
Bert Spencer
Mourner at Wake (uncredited)
Anna Stein
Woman (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
Ward Heeler (uncredited)
Jack Tornek
Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited)
Phil Tully
Man (uncredited)
James Waters
Young Politician (uncredited)
Chalky Williams
Mourner at Wake (uncredited)
Bert Stevens

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