Ada
(1961)

What was the truth about Ada?

Released: 1961-08-25

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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.

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Susan Hayward

as Ada Gillis

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Dean Martin

as Bo Gillis

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Wilfrid Hyde-White

as Sylvester Marin

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Ralph Meeker

as Colonel Yancey

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Martin Balsam

as Steve Jackson

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Frank Maxwell

as Ronnie Hallerton

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Connie Sawyer

as Alice Sweet

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Ford Rainey

as Speaker

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Charles Watts

as Al Winslow

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Larry Gates

as Joe Adams

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Carol Forman

as Newspaper Woman

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Jack Carr

as Man in Crowd During Speech

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Ollie O'Toole

as Politician

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Lee Sabinson

as Member of the State Legislation

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Merritt Bohn

as Committee Man

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Joe Bassett

as Sam Kinney

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Daniel Mann

Director

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Wirt Williams

Novel

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Arthur Sheekman

Screenplay

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William Driskill

Screenplay

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Lawrence Weingarten

Producer

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Edward C. Carfagno

Art Direction

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Bronislau Kaper

Original Music Composer

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George W. Davis

Art Direction

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Mary Keats

Hairstylist

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Jack Mills

Set Decoration

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Henry Grace

Set Decoration

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Helen Rose

Costume Design

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Joseph Ruttenberg

Director of Photography

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Al Jennings

Assistant Director

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William Tuttle

Makeup Artist

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Ralph E. Winters

Editor

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Robert Armbruster

Orchestrator

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Lee LeBlanc

Special Effects

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Franklin Milton

Recording Supervision

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