The Last Hurrah
1958 · 117 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 4,359 VOTES · DIR. John Ford
Overview
In a changing world where television has become the main source of information, Adam Caulfield, a young sports journalist, witnesses how his uncle, Frank Skeffington, a veteran and honest politician, mayor of a New England town, tries to be reelected while bankers and captains of industry conspire in the shadows to place a weak and manageable candidate in the city hall.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,735 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:12 Skeffington, Skeffington
00:06:15 McCluskey?
00:10:01 I was afraid he might retire undefeated...
00:14:02 or perhaps from its historical interest.
00:18:10 and the women hired out as maids and cooks...
00:22:34 - Tomorrow night, dolls? - Right, doll.
00:27:11 he's living in the age of the dinosaur.
00:33:26 I am not an ungenerous man, but, I mean...
00:37:58 - How's it going? - It's a sellout.
00:42:45 or the high cost of livin' or somethin' else.
00:47:24 Well, Your Honor, I always like to feel...
00:53:02 I wouldn't be surprised.
00:57:15 Certainly what you said may have been true once.
01:01:57 - But I'm a banker. - Now, Normy.
01:06:47 I've got you chest-high to a wringer, and you know it.
01:12:03 Tell me, are you enjoying this campaign?
01:17:06 Except one.
01:23:16 - We never have. - Oh.
01:28:50 I know we got trouble. How much trouble?
01:33:40 - Skeffington: 307. - Hey, Dan, you must be kidding.
01:41:00 Junior?
01:46:18 Say, Adam, I've been thinking.
01:51:50 Allen? The one they call "Sonny" Allen?
40:02:00 - Mike says we could turn any minute.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,735
Dialogue density14.8 lines / min
First line00:00:12
Final line40:02:00
Production Record
DirectorJohn Ford
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes4,359