The Best Man
Does The Best Man Always Get To The White House?
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.
Director Franklin J. Schaffner
Trailer
Cast
Shelley Berman
Sheldon Bascomb
Gene Raymond
Don Cantwell
Mahalia Jackson
Mahalia Jackson
Mary Lawrence
Mrs. Merwin
Marie Blake
Cleaning Woman (as Blossom Rock)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Man at Pool (uncredited)
Margaret Leighton
Alice Russell
Lee Tracy
President Art Hockstader
Ann Sothern
Sue Ellen Gamadge
Howard K. Smith
Howard K. Smith
Richard Arlen
Sen. Oscar Anderson
Leoda Richards
Convention Attendee (uncredited)
Rupert Crosse
Reporter (uncredited)
Henry Fonda
William Russell
Edie Adams
Mabel Cantwell
Sherwood Keith
Doctor
Gore Vidal
Delegate (uncredited)
Penny Singleton
Mrs. Claypoole (scenes deleted)
George Furth
Tom
Joi Lansing
Girl At Pool
Cliff Robertson
Joe Cantwell
Fred Aldrich
Delegate (uncredited)
Billy Beck
Party Guest (uncredited)
Kevin McCarthy
Dick Jensen
Tyler McVey
Chairman