

The Last Hurrah
… something to shout about!
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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- Language
- English
- husband wife relationship
- based on novel or book
- election campaign
- irish-american
- black humor
- politician
- family secrets
- class differences
- co-workers relationship
- uncle nephew relationship
- political satire
- town mayor
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United StatesUS
- PremiereNRBoston, Massachusetts22 Oct 1958
- PremiereNew York City, New York23 Oct 1958
- PremiereLos Angeles, California29 Oct 1958
United KingdomGB
- PremiereLondon26 Dec 1958
- Theatrical8 Feb 1959
AustraliaAU
- Theatrical6 Mar 1959
BelgiumBE
- PremiereBrussels7 Aug 1959
BrazilBR
- Theatrical101 Jan 1959
FinlandFI
- Theatrical6 Mar 1959
FranceFR
- TheatricalU31 Dec 1958
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1210 Apr 1959
ItalyIT
- Theatrical1 Feb 1959
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical27 Feb 1959
PortugalPT
- TheatricalM/1221 Jul 1959
SpainES
- PremiereBarcelona18 Jun 1970
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The Last Hurrah was released on 31 December 1958.
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CinemaSerf
10/9/2023
Spencer Tracy is very much in his element as the long established, ducking and diving, Irish-American city mayor who takes on the blue-blooded commercial powers-that-be in his un-named New England city led by industrialist "Cass" (Basil Rathbone). It plays a little to Irish-American stereotypes across the board - corruption abounds all over the shop; plenty of light hearted cons and arm-twisting being used for the pu…
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