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State of the Union( 1948)

TV-MAComedyDrama
67%
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Overview

An industrialist is urged to run for President, but this requires uncomfortable compromises on both political and marital levels.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Spencer Tracy

      Grant Matthews

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      Katharine Hepburn

      Mary Matthews

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      Van Johnson

      Spike McManus

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      Angela Lansbury

      Kay Thorndyke

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      Adolphe Menjou

      Jim Conover

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      Lewis Stone

      Sam Thorndyke

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      Margaret Hamilton

      Norah

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      Charles Dingle

      Bill Nolard Hardy

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      Charles Lane

      Blink Moran

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      Howard Smith

      Sam I. Parrish

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      Irving Bacon

      Buck Swenson

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      Maidel Turner

      Lulubelle Alexander

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      Raymond Walburn

      Judge Alexander

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      Ellen Ross

      Secretary

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      Eve Whitney

      Secretary

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      Arthur O'Connell

      First Reporter

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      Frank Mayo

      City Official

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      Tor Johnson

      Wrestler

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      Patti Brady

      Joyce Matthews

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      Georgie Nokes

      Grant Matthews Jr.

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      Carl Switzer

      Bellboy

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      Tom Fadden

      Waiter

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      Tom Pedi

      Barber

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      Jerry Schumacher

      Newsreel Cameraman

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      Harry Anderson

      Photographer (uncredited)

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      Stanley Andrews

      Senator (uncredited)

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      Herschel Graham

      Assistant Cameraman (uncredited)

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      Eddie Kane

      Television Prompter (uncredited)

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      Roger Moore

      Photographer (uncredited)

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      Charles Sherlock

      Photographer (uncredited)

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      Dave Willock

      Pilot (uncredited)

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      Joe Gilbert

      Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    7
    Written by CinemaSerf on Sat Jul 09 2022
    This is a fine example of the on screen chemistry between Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. The former is a successful businessman talked into running for the Republican nomination for US President by the ambitious "Kay Thorndyke" (Angela Lansbury). She vows to put her not inconsiderable resources (newspapers and the like) behind his campaign. His wife "Mary" (Hepburn) is somewhat of a free spirit, as you'd expect, and soon she proves to be a bit of a liability to the party machine encouraging her husband to challenge the establish politics (and politicians) not only rocking, but potentially...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    2600000.00

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • infidelity
    • newspaper
    • journalist
    • usa president
    • washington dc, usa
    • love triangle
    • politics
    • republican party
    • election
    • presidential candidate
    • presidential campaign