Best Man Wins (1948)

  • NR
  • 05/06/1948 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 18m

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

Overview

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.

John Sturges

Director

Edward Huebsch

Writer

Mark Twain

Novel

Cast

Edgar Buchanan's headshot

Edgar Buchanan

Jim Smiley
Anna Lee's headshot

Anna Lee

Nancy Smiley
Robert Shayne's headshot

Robert Shayne

Judge Leonidas K. Carter
Gary Gray's headshot

Gary Gray

Bob Smiley
Hobart Cavanaugh's headshot

Hobart Cavanaugh

Amos
Stanley Andrews's headshot

Stanley Andrews

Sheriff Dingle
George Lynn's headshot

George Lynn

Mr. Crow

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