Ada (1961)
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.
- Released
- 1961-08-25
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Daniel Mann, Arthur Sheekman, William Driskill
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 from 17 votes
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
- Carol Forman as Newspaper Woman
- Jack Carr as Man in Crowd During Speech