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State of the Union

- How's the State of the Union? It's GREAT!

An industrialist is urged to run for President, but this requires uncomfortable compromises on both political and marital levels.

Release Date : 1948-04-30

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Liberty FilmsMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Frank Capra's State of the Union

Cast

Spencer Tracy

Character Name : Grant Matthews

Original Name : Spencer Tracy

Gender : Male

Katharine Hepburn

Character Name : Mary Matthews

Original Name : Katharine Hepburn

Gender : Female

Van Johnson

Character Name : Spike McManus

Original Name : Van Johnson

Gender : Male

Angela Lansbury

Character Name : Kay Thorndyke

Original Name : Angela Lansbury

Gender : Female

Adolphe Menjou

Character Name : Jim Conover

Original Name : Adolphe Menjou

Gender : Male

Lewis Stone

Character Name : Sam Thorndyke

Original Name : Lewis Stone

Gender : Male

Margaret Hamilton

Character Name : Norah

Original Name : Margaret Hamilton

Gender : Female

Charles Dingle

Character Name : Bill Nolard Hardy

Original Name : Charles Dingle

Gender : Male

Charles Lane

Character Name : Blink Moran

Original Name : Charles Lane

Gender : Male

Howard Smith

Character Name : Sam I. Parrish

Original Name : Howard Smith

Gender : Male

Irving Bacon

Character Name : Buck Swenson

Original Name : Irving Bacon

Gender : Male

Maidel Turner

Character Name : Lulubelle Alexander

Original Name : Maidel Turner

Gender : Female

Raymond Walburn

Character Name : Judge Alexander

Original Name : Raymond Walburn

Gender : Male

Ellen Ross

Character Name : Secretary

Original Name : Ellen Ross

Gender : Female

Eve Whitney

Character Name : Secretary

Original Name : Eve Whitney

Gender : Female

Arthur O'Connell

Character Name : First Reporter

Original Name : Arthur O'Connell

Gender : Male

Frank Mayo

Character Name : City Official

Original Name : Frank Mayo

Gender : Male

Tor Johnson

Character Name : Wrestler

Original Name : Tor Johnson

Gender : Male

Patti Brady

Character Name : Joyce Matthews

Original Name : Patti Brady

Gender : Female

Georgie Nokes

Character Name : Grant Matthews Jr.

Original Name : Georgie Nokes

Gender : Male

Carl Switzer

Character Name : Bellboy

Original Name : Carl Switzer

Gender : Male

Tom Fadden

Character Name : Waiter

Original Name : Tom Fadden

Gender : Male

Tom Pedi

Character Name : Barber

Original Name : Tom Pedi

Gender : Male

Jerry Schumacher

Character Name : Newsreel Cameraman

Original Name : Jerry Schumacher

Gender : Male

Harry Anderson

Character Name : Photographer (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Anderson

Gender : Male

Stanley Andrews

Character Name : Senator (uncredited)

Original Name : Stanley Andrews

Gender : Male

Herschel Graham

Character Name : Assistant Cameraman (uncredited)

Original Name : Herschel Graham

Gender : Male

Eddie Kane

Character Name : Television Prompter (uncredited)

Original Name : Eddie Kane

Gender : Male

Roger Moore

Character Name : Photographer (uncredited)

Original Name : Roger Moore

Gender : Male

Charles Sherlock

Character Name : Photographer (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Sherlock

Gender : Male

Dave Willock

Character Name : Pilot (uncredited)

Original Name : Dave Willock

Gender : Male

Joe Gilbert

Character Name : Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited)

Original Name : Joe Gilbert

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-07-09

This is a fine example of the on screen chemistry between Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. The former is a successful businessman talked into running for the Republican nomination for US President by the ambitious "Kay Thorndyke" (Angela Lansbury). She vows to put her not inconsiderable resources (newspapers and the like) behind his campaign. His wife "Mary" (Hepburn) is somewhat of a free spirit, as you'd expect, and soon she proves to be a bit of a liability to the party machine encouraging her husband to challenge the establish politics (and politicians) not only rocking, but potentially sinking the boat. Lansbury stands out for me here, she plays the duplicitous character convincingly marrying subtle menace with a femme-fatale style elegance really well. There are a couple of solid supporting roles from Adolphe Menjou and the slick Van Johnson ("Spike") and the whole scenario gives us an interesting, well written, look at just how undemocratic an election proves can actually be...