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The Best Man (1964)

Does The Best Man Always Get To The White House?

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Overview

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.

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Cast

  • Henry Fonda Henry Fonda William Russell
  • Cliff Robertson Cliff Robertson Joe Cantwell
  • Edie Adams Edie Adams Mabel Cantwell
  • Margaret Leighton Margaret Leighton Alice Russell
  • Shelley Berman Shelley Berman Sheldon Bascomb
  • Lee Tracy Lee Tracy President Art Hockstader
  • Ann Sothern Ann Sothern Sue Ellen Gamadge
  • Gene Raymond Gene Raymond Don Cantwell
  • Kevin McCarthy Kevin McCarthy Dick Jensen
  • Mahalia Jackson Mahalia Jackson Mahalia Jackson
  • Howard K. Smith Howard K. Smith Howard K. Smith
  • John Henry Faulk Gov. T.T. Claypoole
  • Richard Arlen Richard Arlen Sen. Oscar Anderson
  • Penny Singleton Penny Singleton Mrs. Claypoole (scenes deleted)
  • George Kirgo Speechwriter
  • George Furth George Furth Tom
  • Anne Newman Bacal Janet
  • Mary Lawrence Mary Lawrence Mrs. Merwin