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Midweek Cinema: The Best Man

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Starring Henry Fonda, Cliff Robertson, Edie Adams, Margaret Leighton, Shelley Berman, Lee Tracy and Ann Sothern

William Russell and Senator Joe Cantwell are rival candidates for their party's Presidential nomination. All one of them needs is the endorsement of the dying ex-President to win the party ticket. This brilliantly witty study of the behind-the-scenes struggles in American politics stars Henry Fonda and Cliff Robertson as the rivals who each have some surprises up their sleeves.
(This Week's Films: page 9)

Contributors

Director:
Franklin Schaffner
William Russell:
Henry Fonda
Joe Cantwell:
Cliff Robertson
Mabel Cantwell:
Edie Adams
Alice Russell:
Margaret Leighton
Sheldon Bascomb:
Shelley Berman
Art Hockstader:
Lee Tracy
Mrs Gamadge:
Ann Sothern
Don Cantwell:
Gene Raymond
Dick Jensen:
Kevin McCarthy
Mahalia Jackson:
null Herself
Howard K. Smith:
null Himself
T.T. Claypoole:
John Henry Faulk
Oscar Anderson:
Richard Arlen
Mrs. Claypoole:
Penny Singleton
Source: Radio Times

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