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State of the Union(1948)
Status: Released
Date: 1948-04-30
67%
72 Votes
Time: 2h 4m
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Overview:
An industrialist is urged to run for President, but this requires uncomfortable compromises on both political and marital levels.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $2,600,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Liberty Films
Movie: State of the Union
Top 10 Billed Cast
Spencer Tracy
Grant Matthews
Katharine Hepburn
Mary Matthews
Van Johnson
Spike McManus
Angela Lansbury
Kay Thorndyke
Adolphe Menjou
Jim Conover
Lewis Stone
Sam Thorndyke
Margaret Hamilton
Norah
Charles Dingle
Bill Nolard Hardy
Charles Lane
Blink Moran
Howard Smith
Sam I. Parrish
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