What was the truth about Ada?
6.4
109 min
A 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.
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Susan Hayward | Ada Gillis | Unowned |
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Dean Martin | Bo Gillis | Unowned |
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Wilfrid Hyde-White | Sylvester Marin | Unowned |
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Ralph Meeker | Colonel Yancey | Unowned |
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Martin Balsam | Steve Jackson | Unowned |
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Frank Maxwell | Ronnie Hallerton | Unowned |
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Connie Sawyer | Alice Sweet | Unowned |
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Ford Rainey | Speaker | Unowned |
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Charles Watts | Al Winslow | Unowned |
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Larry Gates | Joe Adams | Unowned |
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Carol Forman | Newspaper Woman | Unowned |
Jack Carr | Man in Crowd During Speech | Unowned | |
Ollie O'Toole | Politician | Unowned | |
Lee Sabinson | Member of the State Legislation | Unowned | |
Merritt Bohn | Committee Man | Unowned | |
Joe Bassett | Sam Kinney | Unowned |