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Best Man Wins (1948)
78 min | Drama

Best Man Wins (1948)

78 min | Drama

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.

Director

John Sturges

Writers

Edward Huebsch (screenplay) | Mark Twain (story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County")

Producer

Ted Richmond

Cinematographer

Vincent J. Farrar (as Vincent Farrar)

Editor

James Sweeney

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Updated May 6, 1948

Release date

May 6, 1948 (United States)

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35 cast members

Name	Known for
Edgar Buchanan Jim Smiley Jim Smiley See fewer	Shane (1953)
Anna Lee Nancy Smiley Nancy Smiley See fewer	The Sound of Music (1965)
Robert Shayne Judge Leonidas K. Carter Judge Leonidas K. Carter See fewer	Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
Gary Gray Bob Smiley Bob Smiley See fewer	The Girl from Jones Beach (1949)
Hobart Cavanaugh Amos Amos See fewer	A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
Stanley Andrews Sheriff Dingle Sheriff Dingle See fewer	Road to Rio (1947)
George Lynn Mr. Crow Mr. Crow See fewer	The Werewolf (1956)
Billy Sheffield Monty Carter (as Bill Sheffield) Monty Carter (as Bill Sheffield) See fewer	King of the Wild Horses (1947)
Marietta Canty Hester Hester See fewer	Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Paul E. Burns Bartender Bartender See fewer	Smoky River Serenade (1947)
George Chesebro Creditor (uncredited) Creditor (uncredited) See fewer	Wolfblood (1925)
Robert B. Churchill Stranger (uncredited) Stranger (uncredited) See fewer	Born to Speed (1947)
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Tom Coffey Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited) See fewer	Climax! (1954)
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Jerry Franks Jr. Bookmaker (uncredited) Bookmaker (uncredited) See fewer	Sunbonnet Sue (1945)
Jack Gargan Stranger (uncredited) Stranger (uncredited) See fewer	The Great Gatsby (1949)
Rodney Hildebrand Dog Handler (uncredited) Dog Handler (uncredited) See fewer	Detective K-9 (1926)
Thomas E. Jackson Captain Grayson (uncredited) Captain Grayson (uncredited) See fewer	Broadway (1929)
Si Jenks Villager (uncredited) Villager (uncredited) See fewer	Zorro's Black Whip (1944)
Al Kunde Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited) See fewer
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Vester Pegg Creditor (uncredited) Creditor (uncredited) See fewer	Bare Fists (1919)
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Ralph Peters Bookmaker (uncredited) Bookmaker (uncredited) See fewer	Ball of Fire (1941)
'Snub' Pollard Dog Handler (uncredited) Dog Handler (uncredited) See fewer	Rollin' Plains (1938)
William Sundholm Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited) See fewer	The Non-Stop Flight (1926)
Al Thompson Creditor (uncredited) Creditor (uncredited) See fewer	The Show (II) (1922)
John Tyrrell Dock Officer (uncredited) Dock Officer (uncredited) See fewer	The Face Behind the Mask (1941)
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