State of the Union poster

Movie

State of the Union

Released: April 30, 1948 (1948)

Runtime: 124 minutes

Genres: Comedy, Drama

An industrialist is urged to run for President, but this requires uncomfortable compromises on both political and marital levels.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Lewis Stone as Sam Thorndyke
Age at release: 68
Charles Dingle as Bill Nolard Hardy
Age at release: 60
Adolphe Menjou as Jim Conover
Age at release: 58
Howard Smith as Sam I. Parrish
Age at release: 54
Spencer Tracy as Grant Matthews
Age at release: 48
Margaret Hamilton as Norah
Age at release: 45
Charles Lane as Blink Moran
Age at release: 43
Katharine Hepburn as Mary Matthews
Age at release: 40
Van Johnson as Spike McManus
Age at release: 31
Angela Lansbury as Kay Thorndyke
Age at release: 22

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Raymond Walburn as Judge Alexander
Age at release: 60
Maidel Turner as Lulubelle Alexander
Age at release: 59
Frank Mayo as City Official
Age at release: 58
Eddie Kane as Television Prompter (uncredited)
Age at release: 58
Stanley Andrews as Senator (uncredited)
Age at release: 56
Irving Bacon as Buck Swenson
Age at release: 54
Tom Fadden as Waiter
Age at release: 53
Roger Moore as Photographer (uncredited)
Age at release: 47
Charles Sherlock as Photographer (uncredited)
Age at release: 47
Tor Johnson as Wrestler
Age at release: 44
Herschel Graham as Assistant Cameraman (uncredited)
Age at release: 44
Arthur O'Connell as First Reporter
Age at release: 40
Jerry Schumacher as Newsreel Cameraman
Age at release: 36
Tom Pedi as Barber
Age at release: 34
Harry Anderson as Photographer (uncredited)
Age at release: 29
Ellen Ross as Secretary
Age at release: 25
Eve Whitney as Secretary
Age at release: 25
Carl Switzer as Bellboy
Age at release: 20
Georgie Nokes as Grant Matthews Jr.
Age at release: 11
Patti Brady as Joyce Matthews
Age at release: 10