Ada (1961)
A popular but naive country singer is elected governor of a southern state and, once in office, decides to dismantle the corrupt political machine that got him elected. Director Daniel Mann's 1961 political drama stars Susan Hayward, Dean Martin, Wilfred Hyde-White, Martin Balsam, Ralph Meeker, Connie Sawyer, William Walker, Ray Teal, Larry Gates and Kathryn Card.
Drama
Cast
- Susan Hayward — Ada Gillis
- Dean Martin — Bo Gillis
- Wilfrid Hyde-White — Sylvester Marin
- Ralph Meeker — Colonel Yancey
- Martin Balsam — Steve Jackson
- Frank Maxwell — Ronnie Hallerton
- Connie Sawyer — Alice Sweet
- Ford Rainey — Speaker
- Charles Watts — Al Winslow
- Larry Gates — Joe Adams
- Carol Forman — Newspaper Woman
- Jack Carr — Man in Crowd During Speech
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