Movie Night: The Last Hurrah.

Review #398: The Last Hurrah.

Cast
Spencer Tracy (Frank Skeffington), Jeffrey Hunter (Adam Caulfield), Dianne Foster (Maeve Caulfield), Pat O'Brien (John Gorman), Basil Rathbone (Norman Cass, Sr), Donald Crisp (Martin Burke), James Gleason (Cuke Gillen), Edward Brophy (Ditto Boland), John Carradine (Amos Force), and Willis Bouchey (Roger Sugrue) Directed by John Ford.

Review
It's been a while since I reviewed a film from the 1950's, and given that Spencer Tracy is in it (Whom I've reviewed before in #139 - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, #228 -  Inherit the Wind, and #231 - San Francisco), it had some intrigue for me. How was this film? It was alright. Tracy has a good performance and it is once again fun to see Tracy in a main role as he always seems to carry an aura of presence which works well especially for a film like this. The rest of the actors are fine, with some noticeable supporting star power of Basil Rathbone and John Carradine, who are at least recognizable. The film has some merit and it does have warmth that grows on as the film keeps going. This is the first film that I've reviewed from John Ford, who had directed numerous films for nearly 50 years, and he does a fine job. here. It's a decent film that has the benefit of Spencer Tracy to go with it.

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Overall, I give it 8 out of 10 stars.