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The Best Man

Does The Best Man Always Get To The White House?
Apr 5, 1964 · 1h 42m
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Drama

PLOT

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
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
Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
United Artists, Millar/Turman Productions
Country
US

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