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The Best Man Cast & Crew

"Does The Best Man Always Get To The White House?"

NR 1964 · 1h 42m

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Starring Cast

Key crew

Director

Franklin J. Schaffner

Screenplay

Gore Vidal

Producers

Stuart Millar , Lawrence Turman

Music

Mort Lindsey

Cinematography

Haskell Wexler

Editor

Robert Swink

Production design

Lyle R. Wheeler

Casting

Lynn Stalmaster

Full cast

89 cast members

William Russell

Cliff Robertson

Margaret Leighton

Sheldon Bascomb

President Art Hockstader

Sue Ellen Gamadge

Mahalia Jackson

Mahalia Jackson

Howard K. Smith

Howard K. Smith

John Henry Faulk

Gov. T.T. Claypoole

Sen. Oscar Anderson

Penny Singleton

Mrs. Claypoole (scenes deleted)

Anne Newman Bacal

Michael MacDonald

William R. Ebersol

Gov. John Merwin

Natalie Masters

Cantwell Supporter (uncredited)

Delegate (uncredited)

Banquet Guest (uncredited)

Delegate (uncredited)

Russell Supporter (uncredited)

David Armstrong

Russell Campaign Worker (uncredited)

Party Guest (uncredited)

George Bruggeman

Reporter (uncredited)

Supporter (uncredited)

Reporter (uncredited)

Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Man at Pool (uncredited)

Reporter (uncredited)

Photographer (uncredited)

George DeNormand

Cantwell Supporter (uncredited)

Reporter (uncredited)

Herschel Graham

Campaign Worker (uncredited)

Cantwell Supporter (uncredited)

Girl At Pool (uncredited)

Don Ames

Supporter (uncredited)

Reporter (uncredited)

Reporter (uncredited)

George Hoagland

Cantwell Supporter (uncredited)

Reporter (uncredited)

Mafia Man (uncredited)

Delegate (uncredited)

Mayor (uncredited)

Delegate (uncredited)

Reporter (uncredited)

Reporter (uncredited)

Man at Pool (uncredited)

Delegate (uncredited)

Cantwell Supporter (uncredited)

Delegate (uncredited)

Man at Delegation (uncredited)

Banquet Guest (uncredited)

Master of Ceremonies at Banquet (uncredited)

Reporter (uncredited)

Man at Pool (uncredited)

Kenneth Patterson

Delegate (uncredited)

Delegate (uncredited)

Reporter (uncredited)

Campaign Worker (uncredited)

Banquet Guest (uncredited)

Harvey (uncredited)

Campaign Worker (uncredited)

Security Guard (uncredited)

Reporter (uncredited)

Pennsylvania Delegate (uncredited)

Banquet Guest (uncredited)

Campaign Worker (uncredited)

Banquet Guest (uncredited)

Man at Delegation (uncredited)

Cantwell Supporter (uncredited)

Delegate (uncredited)

Governor (uncredited)

Banquet Guest (uncredited)

Cantwell Supporter (uncredited)

Mrs. Cantwell, Joe's Mother (uncredited)

Delegate (uncredited)

Cantwell Supporter (uncredited)

Chalky Williams

Police Officer (uncredited)

Herbert Winters

Cantwell Supporter (uncredited)

New York Delegate (uncredited)

Crew by department

31 crew members

Directing

Franklin J. Schaffner

Lynn Stalmaster

Casting Director

Assistant Director

Director of Photography

Writing

Production

Lawrence Turman

Marion Rosenberg

Producer's Assistant

Production Supervisor

Camera

Robert Johannes

Camera Operator

Editing

George E. Swink

Assistant Editor

Editorial Consultant

Sound

Music

Original Music Composer

Art

Richard Mansfield

Property Master

Lyle R. Wheeler

Production Design

Costume & Makeup

Kathleen Dennis

Wardrobe Designer

Wardrobe Designer

Dorothy Jeakins

Costume Supervisor

Other

Lawrence Turman

Robert Goodstein

Script Supervisor

Production Executive

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