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State of the Union

State of the Union

How's the State of the Union? It's GREAT!

1948•2h 4m•6.7/10
ComedyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb
6.7/10(74)

An industrialist is urged to run for President, but this requires uncomfortable compromises on both political and marital levels.

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Production

Liberty Films, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Spencer Tracy

Spencer Tracy

Grant Matthews

Katharine Hepburn

Katharine Hepburn

Mary Matthews

Van Johnson

Van Johnson

Spike McManus

Angela Lansbury

Angela Lansbury

Kay Thorndyke

Adolphe Menjou

Adolphe Menjou

Jim Conover

Lewis Stone

Lewis Stone

Sam Thorndyke

Margaret Hamilton

Margaret Hamilton

Norah

Charles Dingle

Charles Dingle

Bill Nolard Hardy

Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Blink Moran

Howard Smith

Howard Smith

Sam I. Parrish

Irving Bacon

Irving Bacon

Buck Swenson

Maidel Turner

Maidel Turner

Lulubelle Alexander

Raymond Walburn

Raymond Walburn

Judge Alexander

Ellen Ross

Ellen Ross

Secretary

Eve Whitney

Eve Whitney

Secretary

Arthur O'Connell

Arthur O'Connell

First Reporter

Frank Mayo

Frank Mayo

City Official

Tor Johnson

Tor Johnson

Wrestler

Patti Brady

Patti Brady

Joyce Matthews

Georgie Nokes

Grant Matthews Jr.

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