Ada (film)

Ada
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Directed by	Daniel Mann
Produced by	Lawrence Weingarten
Screenplay by	Arthur Sheekman William Driskill
Based on	Ada Dallas 1959 novel by Wirt Williams
Starring	Susan Hayward Dean Martin Wilfrid Hyde-White Ralph Meeker Martin Balsam
Music by	Bronislau Kaper
Cinematography	Joseph Ruttenberg
Edited by	Ralph E. Winters
Production company	Avon Productions Chalmar Inc.
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	August 25, 1961 (USA)
Running time	109 min.
Country	USA
Language	English

Ada is a 1961 American political drama film made by Avon Productions and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed by Daniel Mann and produced by Lawrence Weingarten, with a screenplay by Arthur Sheekman and William Driskill based on the novel Ada Dallas by Wirt Williams. The musical score was by Bronislau Kaper and the cinematography by Joseph Ruttenberg. The art direction was by Edward Carfagno and George W. Davis and the costume design by Helen Rose.

The film stars Susan Hayward and Dean Martin along with Wilfrid Hyde-White, Ralph Meeker, and Martin Balsam.

Bo Gillis (Dean Martin) is a guitar-playing good old boy from a Southern state who is a candidate for governor there. He ends up elected after his opponent's wife is revealed to have a dark secret, a fact that Bo's campaign mastermind, Sylvester Marin (Wilfrid Hyde-White), makes sure becomes known to all.

Shortly before the election, Bo goes to a nightclub where he is introduced to Ada Dallas (Susan Hayward), a working girl. They share a similar upbringing and Bo feels an immediate bond. They elope, much to the of the candidate's speechwriter, Steve (Martin Balsam), and the cynical Sylvester, who wants the marriage annulled.