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State of the Union (1948) 7.3
An industrialist is urged to run for President, but this requires uncomfortable compromises on both political and marital levels. Director:Frank Capra |
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Cast
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| Spencer Tracy | ... |
Grant Matthews
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| Katharine Hepburn | ... |
Mary Matthews
(as Katherine Hepburn)
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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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Howard Smith | ... |
Sam I. Parrish
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Charles Dingle | ... |
Bill Nolard Hardy
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Maidel Turner | ... |
Lulubelle Alexander
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Raymond Walburn | ... |
Judge Alexander
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| Margaret Hamilton | ... | ||
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Art Baker | ... |
Leith - Radio Announcer
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Pierre Watkin | ... |
Senator Lauterback
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Florence Auer | ... |
Grace Orval Draper
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Irving Bacon | ... |
Buck Swenson
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Kay Thordyke loves Grant Matthews and helps him become Republican nominee for President. The party machine begins to worry as Grant begins to speak for himself. At an important dinner his wife Mary condemns corrupt politicians and Grant learns to speak out even more boldly.. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
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compromise | politician | industrialist | father daughter relationship | eavesdropping |Taglines:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
30 April 1948 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Frank Capra's State of the Union See more »Box Office
Budget:
$2,600,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Color:
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1.37 : 1
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Jim Conover: And no smacks?
Mary Matthews: It's a small request, but I'd give anything for a good smack on my south end.
Jim Conover: I wish there was something I could do about that.
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Frank Capra originally wanted Clark Gable to play Grant Mathews so that he and Claudette Colbert could be reunited after their enormous success in It Happened One Night, also directed by Capra. See more »Goofs
(at around 47 mins) Madams Matthews and Draper are having a cocktail in the study prior to Mr. Matthews's speech broadcast from home. They request another round, A tray of four is brought to them. Before it is set down, it's already seen on the table. A few shots later, the tray disappears then reappears. See more »Quotes
Mary Matthews: Another thing - he used to hate to hear me swear. Whenever I'd let with something, he'd smack me on my sitter, hard. I've done a lot of swearing on this trip.Jim Conover: And no smacks?
Mary Matthews: It's a small request, but I'd give anything for a good smack on my south end.
Jim Conover: I wish there was something I could do about that.
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This political drama is based on a play, and it sure looks like it. There are scenes after scenes with characters engaging in long conversations, mostly about politics. It basically looks like a filmed stage play and it soon becomes tiresome. Capra tries to break up the monotony by including a scene featuring planes barnstorming, but it looks out of place and feels tacked on just to make it cinematic. This is one of the weakest entries in the Tracy-Hepburn series, but the stars are not to blame. They try their best, but are let down by the material. Lansbury is fine in a role that's a precursor to "The Manchurian Candidate." Johnson provides the comic relief.