Best Man Wins

1948 • Directed by

John Sturges

Drama

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.

Release Date

5/6/1948

Rating

6.7/10

Cast

Edgar Buchanan

Jim Smiley

Anna Lee

Nancy Smiley

Robert Shayne

Judge Leonidas K. Carter

Gary Gray

Bob Smiley

Hobart Cavanaugh

Amos

Stanley Andrews

Sheriff Dingle

George Lynn

Mr. Crow

Crew

James Sweeney

Editor

Vincent J. Farrar

Director of Photography

Helen Hunt

Hair Designer

Pat Sutherland

Grip

Paul Donnelly

Assistant Director

James Crowe

Set Decoration

Walter Holscher

Art Direction

Ted Richmond

Producer

Irving Klein

Camera Operator

Rose Loewinger

Script Supervisor

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