一个衰老的政治家试图在上世纪50年代不断变化的世界中再次当选，当电视开始在政治中发挥更大的作用。 基于松散
多任期波士顿市长James Michael Curley |的职业生涯 这部电影考查了政治中的良好和邪恶以及所有进行选举的事情。
特雷西的艰苦奋斗，留在办公室是针对种族仇恨和旧金钱掠夺的政治机制。

  An aging politician tries to get re-elected one last time in the changing world of the 1950s when TV started to play a bigger part in politics. Based loosely on the

career of multi-term Boston Mayor James Michael Curley| this film examines the good and evil inherent in politics and all the things that go into an election.
Tracy's uphill battle to stay in office is set against the political machinery that preyed on ethnic hatred and old-time money.e