Ada (1961)
Directed by Daniel Mann
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Political Drama |
Release Date - Aug 25, 1961 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 109 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Dean Martin plays an easygoing Southern politician, long on charm but short on brains. Susan Hayward, a poor girl with rich ideas, marries Martin and endeavors to engineer him into the governor's chair. Though no saint herself, Hayward is determined to overcome the good-old-boy corruption infesting the state government. She emerges triumphant after a public showdown with crafty politico Wilfred Hyde-White. Based on a novel by Wirt Williams,Ada was produced by the same team that had guided Susan Hayward to an Oscar nomination for I'll Cry Tomorrow.
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against-the-system, car, corruption, government, governor, nomination, police, press, prostitute/prostitution, publicity, rags-to-riches, Senate
