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The Best Man
1 hour 42 minutes1964-04-05
7.2
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The other party is in disarray. Five men vie for the party nomination for president. No one has a majority as the first ballot closes and the front-runners begin to decide how badly they want the job.
Cast
![Henry Fonda](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//6wXWsqSXF3wCsGcwVqiszy6RX9X.jpg)
Henry Fonda
William Russell
![Cliff Robertson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//8pH2RWCPtXKzT9P33MbzgnzPlF0.jpg)
Cliff Robertson
Joe Cantwell
![Edie Adams](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//wA8UQVoIG2OFZe6goZWmNGPuaBR.jpg)
Edie Adams
Mabel Cantwell
![Margaret Leighton](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//8SLNbnDWd7EKAjiskHEDQYgy2Pu.jpg)
Margaret Leighton
Alice Russell
![Shelley Berman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//2BSAgiQ1vuD7I04mteW0BGw89ro.jpg)
Shelley Berman
Sheldon Bascomb
![Lee Tracy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//q0Pn5DD6xfziydu4rofX6pijK5F.jpg)
Lee Tracy
President Art Hockstader
![Ann Sothern](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//oWjtae0NMfkrhuu0TuJCRvLcbre.jpg)
Ann Sothern
Sue Ellen Gamadge
![Gene Raymond](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//kCY8h8lNlh9GtQ0MtC32omMAj9k.jpg)
Gene Raymond
Don Cantwell
![Kevin McCarthy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5VkWoJE2Q4a4Byfy3oEsGk5V1iP.jpg)
Kevin McCarthy
Dick Jensen
![Mahalia Jackson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//vqSbDrSBNy9xtrIUnFRffr6XbHP.jpg)
Mahalia Jackson
Mahalia Jackson
![Howard K. Smith](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Howard K. Smith
Howard K. Smith
![John Henry Faulk](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
John Henry Faulk
Gov. T.T. Claypoole
![Richard Arlen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//dDr230NdMlxt4BC0OxwG0pJZV7t.jpg)
Richard Arlen
Sen. Oscar Anderson
![Penny Singleton](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//ktpBMwMcqYTp1GubbVnAtZfzSKt.jpg)
Penny Singleton
Mrs. Claypoole (scenes deleted)
![George Kirgo](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
George Kirgo
Speechwriter
![George Furth](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//yihCpzbX8zoDn8CI8erebgFFOcL.jpg)
George Furth
Tom
![Anne Newman Bacal](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Anne Newman Bacal
Janet (as Anne Newman)
![Mary Lawrence](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//FlYm2fufVknZD67H4J5tZRl6e5.jpg)
Mary Lawrence
Mrs. Merwin
![H.E. West](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
H.E. West
Sen. Lazarus
![Michael MacDonald](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Michael MacDonald
Zealot
![William R. Ebersol](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
William R. Ebersol
Gov. John Merwin
![Natalie Masters](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Natalie Masters
Mrs. Anderson
![Marie Blake](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//avNxzJ7ozSl5jTjsI24XyeQkkzJ.jpg)
Marie Blake
Cleaning Woman (as Blossom Rock)
![Bill Stout](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Bill Stout
Bill Stout
![Tyler McVey](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//jtKpPc9gd5GpSIoZxxgxYF6mhpl.jpg)
Tyler McVey
Chairman
![Sherwood Keith](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//kohsxigezWB9tnv9kCXlY3e1TkO.jpg)
Sherwood Keith
Doctor
![Leoda Richards](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5zT9bHiLHh7HcHipDqIdA6N3j28.jpg)
Leoda Richards
Convention Attendee (uncredited)
![Gore Vidal](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//vHIIjpltpM9StRYmjjM7liAObuZ.jpg)
Gore Vidal
Delegate (uncredited)
![John Alban](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
John Alban
Banquet Guest (uncredited)
![Fred Aldrich](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//s3s32bjmkC6gsa4S59Nrk4qgn3G.jpg)
Fred Aldrich
Delegate (uncredited)
![Leon Alton](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Leon Alton
Russell Supporter (uncredited)
![Don Ames](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Don Ames
Supporter (uncredited)
![David Armstrong](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
David Armstrong
Russell Campaign Worker (uncredited)
![Billy Beck](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//gsw2IiUIyEkeue5p8EujBYNZ68N.jpg)
Billy Beck
Party Guest (uncredited)
![George Bruggeman](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
George Bruggeman
Reporter (uncredited)
![Donald Chaffin](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Donald Chaffin
Supporter (uncredited)
![Dick Cherney](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Dick Cherney
Reporter (uncredited)
![Noble 'Kid' Chissell](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//mTGhwum9F9fpXjH93dcsLYsHXwX.jpg)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Man at Pool (uncredited)
![Rupert Crosse](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//xENo5INWYsCoy2lw7oA2BgrEcik.jpg)
Rupert Crosse
Reporter (uncredited)
![Jack Daly](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jack Daly
Photographer (uncredited)
![George DeNormand](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
George DeNormand
Cantwell Supporter (uncredited)
![Kenneth Gibson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Kenneth Gibson
Reporter (uncredited)
![Herschel Graham](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//zdOUMFvOUqsUN0zmfKzP9CZo8DQ.jpg)
Herschel Graham
Campaign Worker (uncredited)
![Sam Harris](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)