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Ada

Daniel Mann

1961 • 1h 49m

A popular but naive country singer is elected governor of a southern state and, once in office, decides to dismantle the corrupt political machine that got him elected. Director Daniel Mann's 1961 pol...

Ada

Ada

Cast

Susan Hayward

Susan HaywardAda Gillis

Dean Martin

Dean MartinBo Gillis

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Wilfrid Hyde-WhiteSylvester Marin

Ralph Meeker

Ralph MeekerColonel Yancey

Martin Balsam

Martin BalsamSteve Jackson

Frank Maxwell

Frank MaxwellRonnie Hallerton

Connie Sawyer

Connie SawyerAlice Sweet

Ford Rainey

Ford RaineySpeaker

Charles Watts

Charles WattsAl Winslow

Larry Gates

Larry GatesJoe Adams

Carol Forman

Carol FormanNewspaper Woman

Jack CarrMan in Crowd During Speech

Ollie O'Toole

Ollie O'ToolePolitician

Lee SabinsonMember of the State Legislation

Merritt BohnCommittee Man

Crew

Lawrence Weingarten

Lawrence WeingartenProducer

Daniel Mann

Daniel MannDirector

Arthur Sheekman

Arthur SheekmanScreenplay

Joseph Ruttenberg

Joseph RuttenbergDirector of Photography

Bronislau Kaper

Bronislau KaperOriginal Music Composer

Helen Rose

Helen RoseCostume Design

Ralph E. Winters

Ralph E. WintersEditor

William Tuttle

William TuttleMakeup Artist

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