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* CreatorFavourite: Tracy considered his role as Frank Skeffington at the very least as his favorite of that year; he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for ''Film/TheOldManAndTheSea'' released earlier that same year, but he believed his performance in ''The Last Hurrah'' was superior.
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* CreatorFavourite: Tracy CreatorsFavourite: Creator/SpencerTracy considered his role as Frank Skeffington at the very least as his favorite of that year; he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for ''Film/TheOldManAndTheSea'' released earlier that same year, but he believed his performance in ''The Last Hurrah'' was superior.
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** Creator/OrsonWelles was Creator/JohnFord's original choice to play Frank Skeffington, but one account is that Welles either lost or refused the part after Ward Bond, a Ford friend and an ultra-conservative Republican, publicly questioned Welles' loyalty to the US, as Welles was well-known as a progressive Democrat. Ford was furious at Bond, since Welles and Ford were fans of each other's work. In Peter Bogdanovich's book ''This Is Orson Welles'', however, Welles gave another account:
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** Creator/OrsonWelles was Creator/JohnFord's original choice to play Frank Skeffington, but one accounts differ on why he ultimately wasn't cast. One account is states that Welles either lost or refused the part after Ward Bond, a Ford friend and an ultra-conservative Republican, publicly questioned Welles' loyalty to the US, as Welles was well-known as a progressive Democrat. Democrat; Ford was furious at Bond, since Welles and Ford were fans of each other's work. In Peter Bogdanovich's book ''This Is Orson Welles'', however, Welles gave another account:
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* CreatorFavourite: Tracy considered his role as Frank Skeffington at the very least as his favorite of that year; he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for ''Film/TheOldManAndTheSea'' released earlier that same year, but he believed his performance in ''The Last Hurrah'' was superior.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/OrsonWelles was Creator/JohnFord's original choice to play Frank Skeffington but Welles either lost or refused the part after Ward Bond, a Ford friend and an ultra-conservative Republican, publicly questioned Welles' loyalty to the US, as Welles was well-known as a progressive Democrat. Ford was furious at Bond, since Welles and Ford were fans of each other's work. Ford also considered Creator/JamesCagney and Creator/JohnWayne. Creator/JackLemmon was announced for the role of Adam Caufield opposite Cagney.
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** Creator/OrsonWelles was Creator/JohnFord's original choice to play FrankSkeffington Skeffington, but one account is that Welles either lost or refused the part after Ward Bond, a Ford friend and an ultra-conservative Republican, publicly questioned Welles' loyalty to the US, as Welles was well-known as a progressive Democrat. Ford was furious at Bond, since Welles and Ford were fans of each other's work. In Peter Bogdanovich's book ''This Is Orson Welles'', however, Welles gave another account:
--->'''Welles:''' When the contracts were to be settled, I was away on location, and some lawyer—if you can conceive of such a thing—turned it down. He told Ford that the money wasn't right or the billing wasn't good enough, something idiotic like that, and when I came back to town the part had gone to [Spencer] Tracy.
** Ford also considered Creator/JamesCagney andCreator/JohnWayne. Creator/JohnWayne for the role of Skeffington.
** Creator/JackLemmon was announced at one point for the role of Adam Caufieldopposite Cagney.(opposite Cagney as Skeffington).
** Creator/OrsonWelles was Creator/JohnFord's original choice to play Frank
--->'''Welles:''' When the contracts were to be settled, I was away on location, and some lawyer—if you can conceive of such a thing—turned it down. He told Ford that the money wasn't right or the billing wasn't good enough, something idiotic like that, and when I came back to town the part had gone to [Spencer] Tracy.
** Ford also considered Creator/JamesCagney and
** Creator/JackLemmon was announced at one point for the role of Adam Caufield
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/OrsonWelles was Creator/JohnFord's original choice to play Frank Skeffington but Welles either lost or refused the part after Ward Bond, a Ford friend and an ultra-conservative Republican, publicly questioned Welles' loyalty to the US, as Welles was well-known as a progressive Democrat. Ford was furious at Bond, since Welles and Ford were fans of each other's work. Ford also considered Creator/JamesCagney and Creator/JohnWayne. Creator/JackLemmon was announced for the role of Adam Caufield opposite Cagney.
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