Ada

Ada

What was the truth about Ada?

1961 · 109 min · ★ 6.5 · Drama

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.

Directed by Daniel Mann · Written by Arthur Sheekman

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