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State of the Union (1948) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Frank Capra

Writing Credits  

Howard Lindsay ... (play) and
Russel Crouse ... (play)
 
Anthony Veiller ... (screenplay) and
Myles Connolly ... (screenplay)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Spencer Tracy ... Grant Matthews
Katharine Hepburn ... Mary Matthews
Van Johnson ... 'Spike' McManus
Angela Lansbury ... Kay Thorndyke
Adolphe Menjou ... Jim Conover
Lewis Stone ... Sam Thorndyke
Howard Smith ... Sam I. Parrish
Charles Dingle ... Bill Nolard Hardy
Maidel Turner ... Lulubelle Alexander
Raymond Walburn ... Judge Alexander
Margaret Hamilton ... Norah
Art Baker ... Leith - Radio Announcer
Pierre Watkin ... Sen. Lauterback
Florence Auer ... Grace Orval Draper
Irving Bacon ... Buck Swenson
Charles Lane ... Blink Moran
Patti Brady ... Joyce Matthews
Georgie Nokes Georgie Nokes ... Grant Matthews Jr. (as George Nokes)
Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer ... Bellboy (as Carl Switzer)
Tom Fadden ... Waiter
Tom Pedi ... Barber
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Don Anderson ... Television Technician (uncredited)
Harry Anderson Harry Anderson ... Photographer (uncredited)
Stanley Andrews ... Senator (uncredited)
Sam Ash ... Editor (uncredited)
Frank Austin ... Crackpot (uncredited)
David Bair David Bair ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
George Barton George Barton ... Photographer (uncredited)
Brandon Beach Brandon Beach ... Editor (uncredited)
Anne Beck Anne Beck ... Receptionist (uncredited)
Lennie Bluett Lennie Bluett ... Page Boy (uncredited)
Jack Boyle Jack Boyle ... Photographer (uncredited)
Norma Brown Norma Brown ... Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
Douglas Carter Douglas Carter ... Photographer (uncredited)
Maurice Cass ... Little Man Outside White House Gate (uncredited)
Naomi Childers ... Television Broadcast Audience (uncredited)
Davison Clark Davison Clark ... Crump - Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
David Clarke ... Rusty Miller (uncredited)
Frank L. Clarke Frank L. Clarke ... Joe Crandall (uncredited)
Gene Coogan ... Photographer (uncredited)
Edwin Cooper ... Bradbury (uncredited)
Fred Datig Jr. Fred Datig Jr. ... Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Bert Davidson Bert Davidson ... Reporter (uncredited)
Boyd Davis Boyd Davis ... Doctor (uncredited)
Lew Davis Lew Davis ... Reporter (uncredited)
Drew Demorest ... Reporter (uncredited)
Helen Eby-Rock Helen Eby-Rock ... Business Woman (uncredited)
Thornton Edwards Thornton Edwards ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum ... Congressman (uncredited)
Sam Finn Sam Finn ... Reporter (uncredited)
Sig Frohlich Sig Frohlich ... Page Boy (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert Joe Gilbert ... Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited)
Herschel Graham ... Assistant Cameraman (uncredited)
Jesse Graves ... Jesse - Butler (uncredited)
Mahlon Hamilton ... Businessman (uncredited)
Phil Harron Phil Harron ... Reporter (uncredited)
Timmy Hawkins Timmy Hawkins ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Dell Henderson ... Broder (uncredited)
Al Hill ... Television Technician (uncredited)
Art Howard Art Howard ... City Official (uncredited)
Tor Johnson ... Wrestler (uncredited)
Eddie Kane ... Television Prompter (uncredited)
Jimmy Lennon Sr. Jimmy Lennon Sr. ... Reporter (uncredited)
Marion Martin ... Blonde Girl (uncredited)
Frank Mayo ... City Official (uncredited)
Frank McLure ... Reporter (uncredited)
Charles Meakin ... Editor (uncredited)
Russell Meeker Russell Meeker ... Politician (uncredited)
Fred Miller Fred Miller ... Labor Leader (uncredited)
Howard M. Mitchell ... Doctor (uncredited)
Rhea Mitchell ... Jenny (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery ... Reporter (uncredited)
Roger Moore ... Photographer (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse ... Politician (uncredited)
Arthur O'Connell ... First Reporter (uncredited)
Garry Owen ... Brooklynite (uncredited)
Netta Packer ... Nurse (uncredited)
Frank Pharr Frank Pharr ... Editor (uncredited)
Eddie Phillips ... Television Technician (uncredited)
Francis Pierlot ... Josephs - Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
Stanley Price ... Photographer (uncredited)
Eleni Qirici Eleni Qirici ... Dancer (uncredited)
Ed Randolph Ed Randolph ... Reporter (uncredited)
Barry Regan Barry Regan ... Reporter (uncredited)
Ellen Ross ... Secretary (uncredited)
Henry Russell Henry Russell ... Labor Leader (uncredited)
Marshall Ruth ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Jerry Schumacher Jerry Schumacher ... Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock ... Photographer (uncredited)
Robert Skelton Robert Skelton ... Reporter (uncredited)
J. Lewis Smith J. Lewis Smith ... Photographer (uncredited)
Robert Spencer Robert Spencer ... Guard (uncredited)
Ted Stanhope ... Reporter (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan ... Television Sound Technician (uncredited)
Henry Sylvester Henry Sylvester ... Butler (uncredited)
Eve Whitney ... Secretary (uncredited)
Dave Willock ... Pilot (uncredited)
Wilson Wood Wilson Wood ... Photographer (uncredited)
Fred Zendar Fred Zendar ... Photographer (uncredited)

Produced by 

Frank Capra ... producer
Anthony Veiller ... associate producer

Music by 

Victor Young

Cinematography by 

George J. Folsey ... director of photography (as George J. Falsey)

Editing by 

William Hornbeck

Art Direction by 

Cedric Gibbons
Urie McCleary

Set Decoration by 

Emile Kuri
Edwin B. Willis ... (uncredited)

Costume Design by 

Irene

Makeup Department 

Jack Dawn ... makeup creator
Sydney Guilaroff ... hair styles designer

Production Management 

Arthur S. Black Jr. ... production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Arthur S. Black Jr. ... assistant director

Sound Department 

Douglas Shearer ... recording director
Conrad Kahn ... sound (uncredited)

Special Effects by 

A. Arnold Gillespie ... special effects

Camera and Electrical Department 

Mervin Bradner ... grip (uncredited)
Robert J. Bronner ... camera operator (uncredited)
Jerome Hester ... still photographer (uncredited)

Music Department 

Sidney Cutner ... orchestrator (uncredited)
George Parrish ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Leo Shuken ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Eylla Jacobs ... script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Leland Hayward ... stage producer

See also

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