The Best Man

Apr 5, 1964

1h 42m

★ 7.3

Does The Best Man Always Get To The White House?

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

United Artists

The Best Man Trailers

Cast

William Russell

Henry Fonda

Joe Cantwell

Cliff Robertson

Mabel Cantwell

Edie Adams

Alice Russell

Margaret Leighton

Sheldon Bascomb

Shelley Berman

President Art Hockstader

Lee Tracy

Sue Ellen Gamadge

Ann Sothern

Don Cantwell

Gene Raymond

Dick Jensen

Kevin McCarthy

Mahalia Jackson

Howard K. Smith

Gov. T.T. Claypoole

John Henry Faulk

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