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.
Cast
Susan Hayward
Ada Gillis
Dean Martin
Bo Gillis
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Sylvester Marin
Ralph Meeker
Colonel Yancey
Martin Balsam
Steve Jackson
Frank Maxwell
Ronnie Hallerton
Connie Sawyer
Alice Sweet
Ford Rainey
Speaker
Charles Watts
Al Winslow
Larry Gates
Joe Adams
Carol Forman
Newspaper Woman
Jack Carr
Man in Crowd During Speech
Ollie O'Toole
Politician
Lee Sabinson
Member of the State Legislation
Merritt Bohn
Committee Man
Joe Bassett
Sam Kinney
Alma Platt
Elderly Woman (uncredited)
Crew
Daniel Mann
Director
Arthur Sheekman
Screenplay
William Driskill
Screenplay
Wirt Williams
Novel
Ralph E. Winters
Editor
Joseph Ruttenberg
Director of Photography
Al Jennings
Assistant Director
Lawrence Weingarten
Producer
Helen Rose
Costume Design
Mary Keats
Hairstylist
William Tuttle
Makeup Artist
Lee LeBlanc
Special Effects
Bronislau Kaper
Original Music Composer
Jack Mills
Set Decoration
Henry Grace
Set Decoration
Franklin Milton
Recording Supervision
Edward C. Carfagno
Art Direction
George W. Davis
Art Direction
Robert Armbruster
Orchestrator
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