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Best Man Wins
Best Man Wins
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Best Man Wins

1948
1h 18m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1948

Runtime

1h 18m

Storyline

"Based on The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras, by Mark Twain."

Jim Smiley has a frog that can jump further than anyone else's frog, and Jim becomes obsessed with entering the frog in all of the local jumping-frog contests, not realizing that his obsession is about to cost him his marriage.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 18m
May 6, 1948
Languages
English
Director
John Sturges
John Sturges
Production
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

7 Cast Members

Edgar Buchanan

Edgar Buchanan

Jim Smiley

Anna Lee

Anna Lee

Nancy Smiley

Robert Shayne

Robert Shayne

Judge Leonidas K. Carter

Gary Gray

Gary Gray

Bob Smiley

Hobart Cavanaugh

Hobart Cavanaugh

Amos

Stanley Andrews

Stanley Andrews

Sheriff Dingle

George Lynn

George Lynn

Mr. Crow

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