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Best Man Wins

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1948    78mDrama
5.77.0
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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.
Directed by John Sturges

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Cast of Best Man Wins

  • Edgar BuchananJim Smiley
  • Anna LeeNancy Smiley
  • Robert ShayneJudge Leonidas K. Carter
  • Gary GrayBob Smiley
  • Hobart CavanaughAmos
  • Stanley AndrewsSheriff Dingle
  • George LynnMr. Crow
  • John SturgesDirector
  • Edward HuebschWriter
  • Mark TwainNovel
  • Ted RichmondProducer
  • James CroweSet Decoration
  • Walter HolscherArt Direction
  • Vincent J. FarrarDirector Of Photography
  • Helen HuntHair Designer
  • Paul DonnellyAssistant Director
  • Rose LoewingerScript Supervisor
  • James SweeneyEditor
  • Howard FogettiSound

Best Man Wins Ratings & Reviews

  • Mister ArnMay 23, 2025
    An appropriation of Mark Twain's story turned into a redemption film with the frog jumping as a side plot. The ex-wife was way too forgiving, but the dog race was fun.
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