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