State of the Union How's the State of the Union? It's GREAT! An industrialist is urged to run for President, but this requires uncomfortable compromises on both political and marital levels. Details Casts Title State of the Union Release Date 1948-04-30 Runtime 02 Hours 04 Minutes Genres Comedy Drama Production Companies Liberty Films, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Production Countries United States of America Spencer Tracy Grant Matthews Katharine Hepburn Mary Matthews Van Johnson Spike McManus Angela Lansbury Kay Thorndyke Adolphe Menjou Jim Conover Lewis Stone Sam Thorndyke Margaret Hamilton Norah Charles Dingle Bill Nolard Hardy Charles Lane Blink Moran Howard Smith Sam I. Parrish Irving Bacon Buck Swenson Maidel Turner Lulubelle Alexander Raymond Walburn Judge Alexander Ellen Ross Secretary Eve Whitney Secretary Arthur O'Connell First Reporter Frank Mayo City Official Tor Johnson Wrestler Patti Brady Joyce Matthews Georgie Nokes Grant Matthews Jr. Carl Switzer Bellboy Tom Fadden Waiter Tom Pedi Barber Jerry Schumacher Newsreel Cameraman Harry Anderson Photographer (uncredited) Stanley Andrews Senator (uncredited) Herschel Graham Assistant Cameraman (unc? Eddie Kane Television Prompter (unc? Roger Moore Photographer (uncredited) Charles Sherlock Photographer (uncredited) Dave Willock Pilot (uncredited) Joe Gilbert Newsreel Cameraman (uncr?