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State of the Union (The World and His Wife) (1948)

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Release Date: Apr 30, 1948 Wide

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Frank Capra's only MGM film, State of the Union was adapted by Anthony Veiller and Myles Connolly from the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Howard Lindsay and Russell Crouse. Spencer Tracy plays an aircraft tycoon who is coerced into seeking the Republican Presidential nomination by predatory newspaper mogul Angela Lansbury. Campaign manager Van Johnson suggests that, for appearance's sake, Tracy be reunited with his estranged wife Katharine Hepburn (replacing Claudette Colbert, who'd ankled the

Unrated, 2 hr. 3 min.

Drama, Classics, Comedy

Directed By: Frank Capra

Written By: Anthony Veiller

In Theaters: Apr 30, 1948 Wide

On DVD: Aug 22, 2006

MGM

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Cast

Florence Auer
Grace Orval Draper
Spencer Tracy
Grant Matthews
Irving Bacon
Buck Swenson
Katharine Hepburn
Mary Matthews
Art Baker
Radio Announcer
Van Johnson
Spike McManus
Angela Lansbury
Kay Thorndyke
Adolphe Menjou
Jim Conover
Tom Fadden
Waiter
Margaret Hamilton
Norah
Lewis Stone
Sam Thorndyke
Charles Lane
Blink Moran
George Nokes
Grant Matthews Jr.
Tom Pedi
Barber
Howard I. Smith
Sam Parrish
Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer
Bellboy
Maidel Turner
Lulubelle Alexander
Raymond Walburn
Judge Alexander
Pierre Watkin
Sen. Lauterback
Stanley Andrews
Senator
Sam Ash
Editor
Frank Austin
Crackpot
Brandon Beach
Editor
Jack Boyle
Photographer
Douglas Carter Beane
Maurice Cass
Little Man
Davison Clark
Crump
David Clarke
Rusty Miller
Frank L. Clarke
Joe Crandall
Charles Coleman
Edwin Cooper
Bradbury
Boyd Davis
Doctor
Charles Dingle
Bill Hardy
Thornton Edwards
Mahlon Hamilton
Businessman
Dell Henderson
Broder
Tor Johnson
Wrestler
Marion Martin
Blonde Girl
Russell Meeker
Politician
Howard Mitchell
Doctor
Rhea Mitchell
Jenny
Bert Moorhouse
Arthur O'Connell
First Reporter
Garry Owen
Brooklynite
Francis Pierlot
Josephs
Marshall Ruth
Man
Charles Sherlock
Lew Smith
Eve Whitney
Secretary
Dave Willock
Pilot
Wilson Wood
Stanley Price
Harry Anderson
Fred Zendar
George Barton
Gene Coogan
Eddie Phillips
Television Man
Roger Moore
Patti Brady
Joyce Matthews

Critic Reviews for State of the Union (The World and His Wife)

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sassy, sparky, hilarious

April 20, 2008 Comment

Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

This Capra film is typical in its muddleheadedness and atypical in its poor execution.

August 23, 2006 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Dan Callahan

Slant Magazine

The shock of State of the Union, Capra's last movie in a political vein, is its technical sloppiness.

August 23, 2006 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Dan Callahan

Slant Magazine

So-so political comedy reflects lesser work by all.

March 2, 2005 Comment

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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Capra's last great work, this political thriller is an amazing study of politics. It features great performances from Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy. The final scene is definitely something that's worth waiting for.

November 13, 2011

Graham Jones

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Another in a long line of Tracy/Hepburn collaborations, this film has all the political entitlement and virtues of Mr. Smith, with the twist of the impressionable duo, one confused and exploited for means, and his wife, so steadfast and determined in her beliefs that she resembles the true persona of Hepburn. Always

April 4, 2010

Spencer S.

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