The Best Man
In Theaters
April 5, 1964
Runtime: 1h 42m
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 & Crew
Henry Fonda
William Russell
Cliff Robertson
Joe Cantwell
Edie Adams
Mabel Cantwell
Margaret Leighton
Alice Russell
Shelley Berman
Sheldon Bascomb
Lee Tracy
President Art Hockstader
Ann Sothern
Sue Ellen Gamadge
Gene Raymond
Don Cantwell
Kevin McCarthy
Dick Jensen
Mahalia Jackson
Mahalia Jackson
Howard K. Smith
Howard K. Smith
- JF
John Henry Faulk
Gov. T.T. Claypoole
Richard Arlen
Sen. Oscar Anderson
Penny Singleton
Mrs. Claypoole (scenes deleted)
- GK
George Kirgo
Speechwriter
George Furth
Tom
- AB
Anne Newman Bacal
Janet (as Anne Newman)
Mary Lawrence
Mrs. Merwin
Franklin J. Schaffner
Director
Gore Vidal
Screenplay
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