Ada
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.
Crew and Cast
Daniel MannDirector
Susan HaywardAda Gillis
Dean MartinBo Gillis
Wilfrid Hyde-WhiteSylvester Marin
Ralph MeekerColonel Yancey
Martin BalsamSteve Jackson
Frank MaxwellRonnie Hallerton
Connie SawyerAlice Sweet
Ford RaineySpeaker
Charles WattsAl Winslow
Larry GatesJoe Adams
Carol FormanNewspaper WomanJack CarrMan in Crowd During Speech
Ollie O'ToolePoliticianLee SabinsonMember of the State Legislation
Merritt BohnCommittee Man
Joe BassettSam Kinney
Alma PlattElderly Woman
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Info
- Status
- Released
- Released
- 25 August 1961
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- TMDB score
- 6.5 / 10 (17 votes)
Production
- Director
- Daniel Mann
- Writers
- Wirt Williams, Arthur Sheekman, William Driskill
- Studios
- Chalmar Inc., Avon Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
Languages
- Original
- English
- Spoken
- English, Spanish