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1961 political drama film directed by Daniel Mann
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6.5A 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 political drama stars Susan Hayward, Dean Martin, Wilfred Hyde-White, Martin Balsam, Ralph Meeker, Connie Sawyer, William Walker, Ray Teal, Larry Gates and Kathryn Card.
Released: 1961-08-25109 minDir: Daniel MannDrama
Cast
- Susan Hayward as Ada Gillis
- Dean Martin as Bo Gillis
- Wilfrid Hyde-White as Sylvester Marin
- Ralph Meeker as Colonel Yancey
- Martin Balsam as Steve Jackson
- Frank Maxwell as Ronnie Hallerton
Themes
- governor
- politics
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- prostitution
- Director
- Daniel Mann
- Composer
- Bronisław Kaper
- Producer
- Lawrence Weingarten
- Cinematographer
- Joseph Ruttenberg
- Duration
- 109
- FilmAffinity ID
- 839508
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Susan Hayward and Dean Martin in Ada trailer.jpg
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- Commons category
- Ada (film)
- publication date
- 1961-01-01
- title
- Ada
- distributed by
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- production designer
- Henry Grace
- costume designer
- Helen Rose
- film editor
- Ralph E. Winters
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