The Best Man
Now that the presidential campaigns are thinning out, set your TiVos on Monday to tape “The Best Man,” a great 1964 movie (in the waning days of black and white) starring Henry Fonda and Cliff Robertson as competing presidential candidates heading into the convention. Obviously, it takes place back when the conventions played a role in deciding the nominee, as opposed to just coronating the nominee. It’s relevant this year because the whole point of it is the tension between positive and negative campaigns. Both men have to weigh how nasty they are willing to get in pursuit of the nomination. Well written and well-acted, as if “well-acted” needed to be said given the talent involved.
By the way, IMDb’s trivia page says that Ronald Reagan was turned down for a part because a studio executive didn’t think he looked presidential enough!
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