State of the Union (1948)
Overview
An industrialist is urged to run for President, but this requires uncomfortable compromises on both political and marital levels.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $2,600,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 6.167 |
Directed By
Frank Capra
Crew
Frank Capra
Howard Lindsay
Anthony Veiller
Myles Connolly
Russel Crouse
Frank Capra
Victor Young
George J. Folsey
William Hornbeck
Cedric Gibbons
Urie McCleary
Emile Kuri
Edwin B. Willis
Irene
Eylla Jacobs
TOP CAST
Spencer Tracy
Grant Matthews
Katharine Hepburn
Mary Matthews
Van Johnson
Spike McManus
Angela Lansbury
Kay Thorndyke
Adolphe Menjou
Jim Conover
Lewis Stone
Sam Thorndyke
Margaret Hamilton
Norah
Charles Dingle
Bill Nolard Hardy
Charles Lane
Blink Moran
Howard Smith
Sam I. Parrish
Irving Bacon
Buck Swenson
Maidel Turner
Lulubelle Alexander
Raymond Walburn
Judge Alexander
Ellen Ross
Secretary
Eve Whitney
Secretary
Arthur O'Connell
First Reporter
Frank Mayo
City Official
Tor Johnson
Wrestler
Patti Brady
Joyce Matthews
Georgie Nokes
Grant Matthews Jr.
Carl Switzer
Bellboy
Tom Fadden
Waiter
Tom Pedi
Barber
Jerry Schumacher
Newsreel Cameraman
Harry Anderson
Photographer (uncredited)
Stanley Andrews
Senator (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Assistant Cameraman (uncredited)
Eddie Kane
Television Prompter (uncredited)
Roger Moore
Photographer (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock
Photographer (uncredited)
Dave Willock
Pilot (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert
Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited)
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