The Best Man

The Best Man

102 mins | Drama, Comedy | April 5, 1964

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.

The Best Man

102 mins | Drama, Comedy | April 5, 1964

The Best Man
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.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers United Artists
Original title The Best Man
Directors Kay Thackery, Dick Moder, Franklin J. Schaffner
Writers Gore Vidal

Cast

Henry Fonda

as William Russell

Cliff Robertson

as Joe Cantwell

Edie Adams

as Mabel Cantwell

Margaret Leighton

as Alice Russell

Shelley Berman

as Sheldon Bascomb

Lee Tracy

as President Art Hockstader

Ann Sothern

as Sue Ellen Gamadge

Gene Raymond

as Don Cantwell

Kevin McCarthy

as Dick Jensen

Mahalia Jackson

as Herself

Howard K. Smith

as Howard K. Smith

John Henry Faulk

as Gov. T.T. Claypoole

Richard Arlen

as Sen. Oscar Anderson

George Kirgo

as Speechwriter

George Furth

as Tom

Anne Newman Bacal

as Janet (as Anne Newman)

Mary Lawrence

as Mrs. Merwin

H.E. West

as Sen. Lazarus

Michael MacDonald

as Zealot

William R. Ebersol

as Gov. John Merwin

Natalie Masters

as Mrs. Anderson

Marie Blake

as Cleaning Woman (as Blossom Rock)

Bill Stout

as Bill Stout

Tyler McVey

as Chairman

Sherwood Keith

as Doctor

Leoda Richards

as Convention Attendee (uncredited)

Rupert Crosse

as Reporter (uncredited)

Gore Vidal

as Delegate (uncredited)