Overview
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.
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Spencer Tracy
Mayor Frank Skeffington
Jeffrey Hunter
Adam Caulfield
Dianne Foster
Mave Caulfield
Pat O'Brien
John Gorman
Basil Rathbone
Norman Cass Sr.
Donald Crisp
The Cardinal
James Gleason
Cuke Gillen
Edward Brophy
Ditto Boland
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Release Date
December 31, 1958
Runtime
1h 57m
Rating
NR
Genres
Drama
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