State of the Union (1948)
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- Approved
- 2h 4min
- Comedy, Drama
- 30 Apr 1948 (USA)
- Movie
An industrialist is urged to run for President, but this requires uncomfortable compromises on both political and marital levels.
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Cast verified as complete
Spencer Tracy | ... |
Grant Matthews
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Katharine Hepburn | ... |
Mary Matthews
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Van Johnson | ... |
'Spike' McManus
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Angela Lansbury | ... |
Kay Thorndyke
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Adolphe Menjou | ... |
Jim Conover
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Lewis Stone | ... |
Sam Thorndyke
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Howard Smith | ... |
Sam I. Parrish
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Charles Dingle | ... |
Bill Nolard Hardy
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Maidel Turner | ... |
Lulubelle Alexander
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Raymond Walburn | ... |
Judge Alexander
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Margaret Hamilton | ... |
Norah
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Art Baker | ... |
Leith - Radio Announcer
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Pierre Watkin | ... |
Sen. Lauterback
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Florence Auer | ... |
Grace Orval Draper
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Irving Bacon | ... |
Buck Swenson
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Charles Lane | ... |
Blink Moran
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Patti Brady | ... |
Joyce Matthews
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Georgie Nokes | ... |
Grant Matthews Jr.
(as George Nokes)
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Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer | ... |
Bellboy
(as Carl Switzer)
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Tom Fadden | ... |
Waiter
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Tom Pedi | ... |
Barber
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Don Anderson | ... |
Television Technician (uncredited)
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Harry Anderson | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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Stanley Andrews | ... |
Senator (uncredited)
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Sam Ash | ... |
Editor (uncredited)
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Frank Austin | ... |
Crackpot (uncredited)
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David Bair | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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George Barton | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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Brandon Beach | ... |
Editor (uncredited)
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Anne Beck | ... |
Receptionist (uncredited)
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Lennie Bluett | ... |
Page Boy (uncredited)
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Jack Boyle | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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Norma Brown | ... |
Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
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Douglas Carter | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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Maurice Cass | ... |
Little Man Outside White House Gate (uncredited)
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Naomi Childers | ... |
Television Broadcast Audience (uncredited)
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Davison Clark | ... |
Crump - Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
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David Clarke | ... |
Rusty Miller (uncredited)
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Frank L. Clarke | ... |
Joe Crandall (uncredited)
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Gene Coogan | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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Edwin Cooper | ... |
Bradbury (uncredited)
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Fred Datig Jr. | ... |
Elevator Boy (uncredited)
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Bert Davidson | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Boyd Davis | ... |
Doctor (uncredited)
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Lew Davis | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Drew Demorest | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Helen Eby-Rock | ... |
Business Woman (uncredited)
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Thornton Edwards | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Franklyn Farnum | ... |
Congressman (uncredited)
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Sam Finn | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Sig Frohlich | ... |
Page Boy (uncredited)
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Joe Gilbert | ... |
Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited)
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Herschel Graham | ... |
Assistant Cameraman (uncredited)
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Jesse Graves | ... |
Jesse - Butler (uncredited)
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Mahlon Hamilton | ... |
Businessman (uncredited)
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Phil Harron | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Timmy Hawkins | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Dell Henderson | ... |
Broder (uncredited)
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Al Hill | ... |
Television Technician (uncredited)
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Art Howard | ... |
City Official (uncredited)
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Tor Johnson | ... |
Wrestler (uncredited)
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Eddie Kane | ... |
Television Prompter (uncredited)
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Jimmy Lennon Sr. | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Marion Martin | ... |
Blonde Girl (uncredited)
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Frank Mayo | ... |
City Official (uncredited)
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Frank McLure | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Charles Meakin | ... |
Editor (uncredited)
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Russell Meeker | ... |
Politician (uncredited)
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Fred Miller | ... |
Labor Leader (uncredited)
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Howard M. Mitchell | ... |
Doctor (uncredited)
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Rhea Mitchell | ... |
Jenny (uncredited)
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Ralph Montgomery | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Roger Moore | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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Bert Moorhouse | ... |
Politician (uncredited)
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Arthur O'Connell | ... |
First Reporter (uncredited)
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Garry Owen | ... |
Brooklynite (uncredited)
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Netta Packer | ... |
Nurse (uncredited)
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Frank Pharr | ... |
Editor (uncredited)
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Eddie Phillips | ... |
Television Technician (uncredited)
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Francis Pierlot | ... |
Josephs - Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
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Stanley Price | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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Eleni Qirici | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Ed Randolph | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Barry Regan | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Ellen Ross | ... |
Secretary (uncredited)
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Henry Russell | ... |
Labor Leader (uncredited)
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Marshall Ruth | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Jerry Schumacher | ... |
Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited)
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Charles Sherlock | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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Robert Skelton | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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J. Lewis Smith | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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Robert Spencer | ... |
Guard (uncredited)
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Ted Stanhope | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Charles Sullivan | ... |
Television Sound Technician (uncredited)
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Henry Sylvester | ... |
Butler (uncredited)
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Eve Whitney | ... |
Secretary (uncredited)
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Dave Willock | ... |
Pilot (uncredited)
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Wilson Wood | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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Fred Zendar | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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Directed by
Frank Capra |
Written by
Howard Lindsay | ... | (play) and |
Russel Crouse | ... | (play) |
Anthony Veiller | ... | (screenplay) and |
Myles Connolly | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
Frank Capra | ... | producer |
Anthony Veiller | ... | associate producer |
Music by
Victor Young |
Cinematography by
George J. Folsey | ... | director of photography (as George J. Falsey) |
Editing by
William Hornbeck |
Art Direction by
Cedric Gibbons | ||
Urie McCleary |
Set Decoration by
Emile Kuri | ||
Edwin B. Willis | ... | (uncredited) |
Costume Design by
Irene |
Makeup Department
Jack Dawn | ... | makeup creator |
Sydney Guilaroff | ... | hair styles designer |
Production Management
Arthur S. Black Jr. | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Arthur S. Black Jr. | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
Douglas Shearer | ... | recording director |
Conrad Kahn | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
A. Arnold Gillespie | ... | special effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
Mervin Bradner | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Robert J. Bronner | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Jerome Hester | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Music Department
Sidney Cutner | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
George Parrish | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Leo Shuken | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Eylla Jacobs | ... | script supervisor (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Leland Hayward | ... | stage producer |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (present)
- Liberty Films (II) (present)
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1948) (United States) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1948) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1948) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1949) (Norway) (theatrical)
- MCA Videocassette (1980) (United States) (VHS)
- Emka (1986) (United States)
- MCA Home Video (1986) (United States) (VHS)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1994) (United States) (VHS)
- Universal Home Video (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- HanseSound (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
- NBC Universal Television Distribution (2018) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2021) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Pictures UK (2005) (United Kingdom) (video) (as "The World & His Wife")
Special Effects
Other Companies
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- Motion Picture Association (MPA)
- Western Electric (sound system)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Kay Thorndyke (Dame Angela Lansbury) loves Grant Matthews (Spencer Tracy) and helps him become Republican nominee for President. The party machine begins to worry as Grant begins to speak for himself. At an important dinner, his wife Mary (Katharine Hepburn) condemns corrupt politicians, and Grant learns to speak out even more boldly.
Written by Ed Stephan |
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Taglines | How's the State of the Union? It's GREAT! See more » |
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Budget | $2,600,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Claudette Colbert was originally cast to play Mary Matthews. A few days before production began, Producer and Director Frank Capra fired her from this movie because she refused to work into the evening. Capra then hired Katharine Hepburn on Spencer Tracy's suggestion. See more » |
Goofs | Katharine Hepburn's name is misspelled in the opening credits as "Katherine". This is the result of the original MGM opening credits (MGM was the original theatrical distributor) being replaced by haphazardly-designed replacement credits when MGM's distribution rights expired. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in MGM: When the Lion Roars (1992). See more » |
Crazy Credits | When this film was reissued, new titles and credits were printed. The original end cast listing was retained, so the cast names which are misspelled in the reissue's opening credits are spelled correctly in the closing cast list. See more » |
Quotes |
Mary Matthews:
Oh, that's silly. No woman could ever run for President. She'd have to admit she's over 35. See more » |