Ruth Clifford

The Last Hurrah -- Spencer Tracy portrays a down-to-earth big city mayor ruthlessly thwarted by political enemies.

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit -- An ex-army officer heads home after the war to pursue a career as a television writer, but he soon finds out from his unhappy boss that the industry isn't all that he hoped.

The Last Hurrah is a comedy filmed in a single continuous shot. Set at a graduation party in Los Angeles, an eclectic group of brainy philosophy students, train-hopping hippies, aspiring prophets and drug-addled hipsters come together for one wild night. At the eye of the storm are three best friends, all with the same problem - women. Jason can't get enough of them, Steve can't let go of the one he's got and Will can't understand them at all. The brainy grad students will have to work through their issues fast, because tonight's house party is their last crack at the women of the philosophy department. In the spirit of Richard Linklater and Woody Allen, The Last Hurrah is a smart, witty, ensemble-driven comedy that wonders if the over examined life is really worth living.

Richard Todd (Rev. Peter Marshall); Jean Peters (Catherine Marshall); Marjorie Rambeau (Miss Laura Fowler); Jill Esmond (Mrs. Findlay); Les Tramayne (Senator Willis K. Harvey)