“Does The Best Man Always Get To The White House?”
The Best Man
7.3
42 votes·1964
·1h 42m
·MovieDrama
Overview
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.
Keywords
election campaignpresidential electionpoliticsbased on play or musicallos angeles, californiacorrupt politicianex-president
Cast
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
Richard Arlen
Sen. Oscar Anderson
Penny Singleton
Mrs. Claypoole (scenes deleted)
George Kirgo
Speechwriter
You Might Also Like
Based on this title
7.6
Gigi & Nate
2022·Drama
6.6
All the Way
2016·Drama, History
6.0
A Map of the World
1999·Drama
6.9
Jesus Revolution
2023·Drama, History
5.8
Come Sunday
2018·Drama
6.7
All Together Now
2020·Drama
Similar Titles
More like The Best Man
5.5
Exiled in America
1992·Drama
5.2
Cuánto me queda
2023·Comedy, Drama
6.2
Caesar and Cleopatra
1945·Drama, History
5.6
Ella McCay
2025·Comedy, Drama
National Theatre Live: Dear England
2024·Drama
5.4
A Huey P. Newton Story
2001·Documentary, Drama
6.1
True Confessions
1981·Crime, Drama
7.4
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019·Comedy, Drama
7.1
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
1976·Thriller, Crime