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Ada

Genres
Drama
Rating
6.4
StatusReleased
LanguagesEnglishEspañol
CountriesUnited States of America
Release Date1961-08-25
Runtime109 mins

Overview

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 & Crew

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Susan Hayward

as Ada Gillis

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Dean Martin

as Bo Gillis

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Wilfrid Hyde-White

as Sylvester Marin

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Ralph Meeker

as Colonel Yancey

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Martin Balsam

as Steve Jackson

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Frank Maxwell

as Ronnie Hallerton

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Connie Sawyer

as Alice Sweet

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Ford Rainey

as Speaker

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Charles Watts

as Al Winslow

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Larry Gates

as Joe Adams

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Carol Forman

as Newspaper Woman

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Jack Carr

as Man in Crowd During Speech

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Ollie O'Toole

as Politician

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Lee Sabinson

as Member of the State Legislation

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Merritt Bohn

as Committee Man

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Joe Bassett

as Sam Kinney

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Alma Platt

as Elderly Woman (uncredited)

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