Ada

Ada

109 mins | Drama | Aug. 25, 1961

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.

Ada

109 mins | Drama | Aug. 25, 1961

Ada
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.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Avon Production, Chalmar Inc.
Original title Ada
Directors Al Jennings, Daniel Mann
Writers Wirt Williams, William Driskill, Arthur Sheekman

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

Connie Sawyer

as Alice Sweet

Ford Rainey

as Speaker

Charles Watts

as Al Winslow

Larry Gates

as Joe Adams

Carol Forman

as Newspaper Woman

Jack Carr

as Man in Crowd During Speech