State of the Union

"How's the State of the Union? It's GREAT!"

Apr 30 1948 Approved 2h 4m
Comedy, Drama

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

Plot

Kay Thorndyke (Dame Angela Lansbury) loves Grant Matthews (Spencer Tracy) and helps him become Republican nominee for President. The party machine begins to worry as Grant begins to speak for himself. At an important dinner, his wife Mary (Katharine Hepburn) condemns corrupt politicians, and Grant learns to speak out even more boldly.

Written by

Howard Lindsay, Russel Crouse, Anthony Veiller

Directed by

Frank Capra

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Liberty Films

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
4,554
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA