The Last Hurrah (1958)
Genres: Drama, Political, Satire
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Pat O'Brien, Jeffrey Hunter, Dianne Foster, Basil Rathbone
The Last Hurrah is a 1958 American political satire film adaptation of the 1956 novel The Last Hurrah by Edwin O'Connor. It was directed by John Ford and stars Spencer Tracy as a veteran mayor preparing for yet another election campaign. Tracy was nominated as Best Foreign Actor by BAFTA and won the Best Actor Award from the National Board of Review, which also presented Ford the award for Best Director.