The Last Hurrah

Synopsis

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.

Director

John Ford

Written by

Frank S. Nugent

Studio

Columbia Pictures

Released

31 December 1958

Genres

Drama