The Best Man
Does The Best Man Always Get To The White House?
Dramaelection campaignpresidential electionpoliticsbased on play or musicallos angeles, californiacorrupt politicianex-president
A sharp, morally complex political drama that interrogates ambition, compromise, and the corrupting nature of power through the lens of a contested presidential nomination.
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.
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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
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