Basil Rathbone, Des Molloy, Dianne Foster

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Unrated, 1 hr. 1 min.

Directed by: Des Molloy, John Ford

Release Date: October 24, 1958

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DVD Release Date: October 19, 1999

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  • June 8, 2008
    spencer tracy in a political satire as a mayor trying to get in for another term of some state. put together by the most famous over-rated director john ford. the only vechile is tracy who is a blatently interesting performer. i felt this was missing wit though and maybe a sharp ...( read more)female prescence. who knows? maybe i've just seen too many films with him and kathy hepburn in
  • February 4, 2009
    A good political film about a mayor running for his 5th and last election. This is not a great political film, but Tracy gives a good performance. It could have been better if they would have focused more on the political change that TV was inflicting on modern politics. The fil...( read more)m does address it but doesn't really show how much it had changed. It's a good film and well directed by John Ford, but I wish Tracy's character was a little more shrewed and less a great man. I would of liked to see more faults that a man receives after a life in politics. Worth a watch, but it needed to be less wholesome.
  • November 22, 2008
    Very fine film with a typically great Tracy performance, cunning and wily. Jeffrey Hunter scores strongly as the nephew. Well directed.
  • October 2, 2008
    "The Last Hurrah" is a must see for Political Professionals If you are engaged in practical politics then the "The Last Hurrah" is a must for you. If you enjoy watching people or enjoy the company of people then you will enjoy the new characters that you will meet in the "Last Hu...( read more)rrah" The film introduces us to the character of "Ditto". If you have been in politics for long, you have met several Dittos and several of the other lively characters that are still fresh today. The competion between Police and Fire, the Funeral water, the Comodore /Fire Comisioneer, the GadFly Cadidate, and so many characters will look familiar for students of our system of government.
  • September 1, 2008
    another good one from Ford
  • July 24, 2008
    nominated for best picture by NBR
  • July 19, 2007
    All CLASSICS are GOOD
  • April 7, 2007
    Spencer Tracy is fantastic as the Tamanny Hall style Irish politician fighting his final election - great cast, great characterisations
  • January 10, 2007
    i didnt know anything about this movie when i watched it. a lot of the stuff doesnt really apply now.

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