The Best Man

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.

  • Franklin J. Schaffner

    Director

  • Gore Vidal

    Story

  • Gore Vidal

    Screenplay

  • Haskell Wexler

    Director of Photography

  • Robert Swink

    Editor

  • 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

  • John Henry Faulk

    Gov. T.T. Claypoole

  • Richard Arlen

    Sen. Oscar Anderson

  • Penny Singleton

    Mrs. Claypoole (scenes deleted)

  • George Kirgo

    Speechwriter

  • George Furth

    Tom

  • Anne Newman Bacal

    Janet (as Anne Newman)

  • Mary Lawrence

    Mrs. Merwin

  • H.E. West

    Sen. Lazarus

  • Michael MacDonald

    Zealot

  • William R. Ebersol

    Gov. John Merwin

  • Natalie Masters

    Mrs. Anderson

  • Marie Blake

    Cleaning Woman (as Blossom Rock)

  • Bill Stout

    Bill Stout

  • Tyler McVey

    Chairman

  • Sherwood Keith

    Doctor

  • Leoda Richards

    Convention Attendee (uncredited)

  • Gore Vidal

    Delegate (uncredited)

  • John Alban

    Banquet Guest (uncredited)

  • Fred Aldrich

    Delegate (uncredited)

  • Leon Alton

    Russell Supporter (uncredited)

  • Don Ames

    Supporter (uncredited)

  • David Armstrong

    Russell Campaign Worker (uncredited)

  • Billy Beck

    Party Guest (uncredited)

  • George Bruggeman

    Reporter (uncredited)

  • Donald Chaffin

    Supporter (uncredited)

  • Dick Cherney

    Reporter (uncredited)

  • Noble 'Kid' Chissell

    Man at Pool (uncredited)

  • Rupert Crosse

    Reporter (uncredited)

  • Jack Daly

    Photographer (uncredited)

  • Runtime

    102 minutes

    Released

    1964-04-05

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United States of America

    Studios

    United Artists

    Sound

  • Mort Lindsey

    Original Music Composer

  • Updated

    11 days ago

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