Ada (1961)
What was the truth about Ada?
109 min
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.
- Release date
- August 25, 1961
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- Susan Hayward as Ada Gillis
- Dean Martin as Bo Gillis
- Wilfrid Hyde-White as Sylvester Marin
- Ralph Meeker as Colonel Yancey
- Martin Balsam as Steve Jackson
- Frank Maxwell as Ronnie Hallerton
- Connie Sawyer as Alice Sweet
- Ford Rainey as Speaker
- Charles Watts as Al Winslow
- Larry Gates as Joe Adams
Crew
- Daniel Mann · Director
- Arthur Sheekman · Writer
- William Driskill · Writer
- Wirt Williams · Writer
- Lawrence Weingarten · Producer
- Bronislau Kaper · Composer
- Joseph Ruttenberg · Cinematographer
- Ralph E. Winters · Editor