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Synopsis
Dean Martin
plays an easygoing Southern politician, long on charm but short on brains.
Susan Hayward
, a poor girl with rich ideas, marries Martin and endeavors to engineer him into the governor's chair. Though no saint herself, Hayward is determined to overcome the good-old-boy corruption infesting the state government. She emerges triumphant after a public showdown with crafty politico Wilfred Hyde-White. Based on a novel by Wirt Williams,Ada was produced by the same team that had guided
Susan Hayward
to an Oscar nomination for
I'll Cry Tomorrow
. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Cast
Martin Balsam
Steve Jackson
Larry Gates
Joe Adams
Susan Hayward
Ada Gillis
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Sylvester Marin
Frank Maxwell
Ronnie Hallerton
Ralph Meeker
Col. Yancey
Ford Rainey
Speaker
Connie Sawyer
Alice Sweet
Robert Simon
Natfield
Charles Watts
Al Winslow
William Zuckert
Harry Davers
Dean Martin
Bo Gillis
Production Crew
Edward C. Carfagno
Art Director
George W. Davis
Art Director
Wirt Williams
Book Author
Joseph Ruttenberg
Cinematographer
Bronislau Kaper
Composer (Music Score)
Helen Rose
Costume Designer
Daniel Mann
Director
Ralph Winters
Editor
Al Jennings
First Assistant Director
Al Jennings
First Assistant Director
William J. Tuttle
Makeup
Lawrence Weingarten
Producer
Arthur Sheekman
Screenwriter
William Driskill
Screenwriter
Henry W. Grace
Set Designer
Jack Mills
Set Designer
Walt Fowler
Songwriter
Warren Roberts
Songwriter
Year: 1961
Runtime: 109
Country: USA
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature
Genre
Drama
Romance
Color type
Metrocolor
Produced by
MGM
Release
by MGM
© 2009 Spout LLC. Portions of content provided by All Movie Guide.