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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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Mary Matthews: That's a heck of a thing to call a woman!
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Katharine Hepburn's , Adolphe Menjou's and George J. Folsey's names are misspelled in the opening credits because the distribution rights were originally owned by MGM, but only for seven years. The rights were then sold to another company, which had to create its own opening credits. See more »Goofs
Adolphe Menjou's name is also misspelled, but only in the opening credits, where he is credited as 'Adolph'. In the closing credits, however, his named is spelled correctly. See more »Quotes
Jim Conover: ...the most beautiful plank in your husband's platform.Mary Matthews: That's a heck of a thing to call a woman!
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This is an outstanding movie that belongs in the standard viewing repertoire of great movies from the 1940's. There is a reason this movie is not so well known. It was obviously filmed as a big MGM production (you can hear the lion's roar on the soundtrack!) that became owned by Frank Capra's Liberty Films. The script is very intelligent and demonstrates a knowing cynicism of the political world, but much more believable and less sentimental than Mr. Smith or other Capra films. Most people have seen only a few Tracy-Hepburn movies. Hopefully with Hepburn's recent passing the rights owner will produce a digitally restored DVD with background explaining the history and perspective of this seldom seen classic.