State Of The Union

State of the Union is a 1948 film adaptation written by Myles Connolly and Anthony Veiller of the Russel Crouse, Howard Lindsay play of the same name. Directed by Frank Capra and starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, the film is Capra's first and only project for MGM Pictures. The screenplay, about a man's run for president, abandoned the play's more controversial themes. Republican newspaper magnate Kay Thorndyke intends to make her lover, aircraft tycoon Grant Matthews , President of the United States with her as the power behind the throne. Thorndyke plans to use her newspaper...
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Release date:	April 30, 1948
Directed by:	Frank Capra
Runtime:	111 Minutes
Producer:	Frank Capra, Anthony Veiller
Editor:	William W. Hornbeck, William Hornbeck
Music by:	Victor Young
Cinematography:	George J. Folsey
Screenplay by:	Myles Connolly, Anthony Veiller
Adapted from:	State of the Union

Cast of State Of The Union

Lewis Stone

Sam Thorndyke

Born:Nov. 15, 1879

Died:Sept. 12, 1953

Angela Lansbury

Kay Thorndyke

Born:October 16, 1925

Age:86

Adolphe Menjou

Jim Conover

Born:Feb. 18, 1890

Died:Oct. 29, 1963

Spencer Tracy

Grant Matthews

Born:Apr. 5, 1900

Died:June 10, 1967

Van Johnson

'Spike' McManus

Born:Aug. 25, 1916

Died:Dec. 12, 2008

Katharine Hepburn

Mary Matthews

Born:May 12, 1907

Died:June 29, 2003

Film director of State Of The Union

Frank Capra

Born: May 18, 1897

Died: September 3, 1991

Education: California Institute of Technology

Frank Russell Capra was a Sicilian-born American film director. He emigrated to the U.S. when he was six, and eventually became a creative force behind major award-winning films during the 1930s and 1940s. His rags-to-riches story, having worked his way through college, has led film historians...
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That Certain Thing	1928
So This Is Love?	1928	Comedy
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Frequently Asked Questions

Q:
Who directed the motion picture "State of the Union"?
A:
Frank Capra was the motion picture's director.
Q:
Which celebrities were the stars of the film, "State of the Union"?
A:
Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn and Howard Smith starred in the film.
Q:
Which awards did the motion picture "State of the Union" receive?
A:
The movie won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Q:
Who distributed the film, "State of the Union"?
A:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer was the movie's distributor.
Q:
Who produced the movie, "State of the Union"?
A:
Frank Capra and Anthony Veiller were the film's producers.
Q:
What is the runtime of the movie "State of the Union"?
A:
The total runtime is 111 minutes.
Q:
Who was the writer of the music for the motion picture State of the Union?
A:
Victor Young composed sheet music for the movie's soundtrack.
Q:
When did the film "State of the Union" premier?
A:
The movie was released in April, 1948.
Q:
Who wrote the script for the film State of the Union?
A:
Russel Crouse, Howard Lindsay, Myles Connolly and Anthony Veiller performed the film's screenwriting.
Q:
What was the slogan from the motion picture, State of the Union?
A:
The film's slogan was, "How's the State of the Union? It's GREAT!"

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