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Ada

Ada1961

★6.5109 minDrama

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.

Director

Writer

Arthur Sheekman William Driskill

Score

Bronislau Kaper

Stars

Susan Hayward Dean Martin Wilfrid Hyde-White

Cast17

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
Connie Sawyer
as Alice Sweet
Ford Rainey
as Speaker
Charles Watts
as Al Winslow
Larry Gates
as Joe Adams
Carol Forman
as Newspaper Woman
J
Jack Carr
as Man in Crowd During Speech
Ollie O'Toole
as Politician
L
Lee Sabinson
as Member of the State Legislation
M
Merritt Bohn
as Committee Man
J
Joe Bassett
as Sam Kinney
A
Alma Platt
as Elderly Woman (uncredited)

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