Ada (1961)
What was the truth about Ada?
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.
Year
1961
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
25 August 1961
TMDB
6.5 (17)
CineVerse
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Ratings
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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
J
Jack Carr
Man in Crowd During Speech
Ollie O'Toole
Politician
L
Lee Sabinson
Member of the State Legislation
M
Merritt Bohn
Committee Man
J
Joe Bassett
Sam Kinney
A
Alma Platt
Elderly Woman (uncredited)
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