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Melvyn Douglas
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Redford plays the son of the former Governor of California, played by Melvyn Douglas. The old man is old school all the way, having schmoozed his way up the slippery slope through implied corrupt deals with labor unions and other Democrat special interests. Redford is a young man who played football at Stanford and is now a social issues lawyer of the pro bono variety, helping Mexicans in Central California. Peter Boyle knew him at Stanford and is now a Democrat political consultant who recruits Redford to run for Senator against Crocker Jarman, an entrenched conservative Orange County Republican. Jarman could be Reagan, but he is as much a composite of the traditional Republican: Strong on defense, down on affirmative action and welfare, a real "up by the bootstraps" guy who emerged from the Depression and World War II to make up our "greatest generation."
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Homer Bannon (Melvyn Douglas) has detested his uncaring son Hud (Paul Newman) even before he held him responsible for an auto accident 15 years earlier that resulted in the death of Hud's older brother. The brother's death orphaned his son Lon (Brandon De Wilde), now 17. Lon has a loving regard for his dear grandfather and idolizes the charming free-spirited rascal Hud. The tough-minded ranch housekeeper, Alma (Patricia Neal), lives on the ranch and has an emotional involvement with Hud.
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Melvyn Douglas took up acting after serving in World War One, performing in vaudeville until his Broadway debut in 1928. His work in the play "Tonight or Never" got him a part in the 1931 film version with Gloria Swanson . By the late 1930's he had established himself as a dependable minor star. The majority of his roles at that time were as policemen or detectives in many comedy/mystery flicks. Career highlights include starring along side Greta Garbo in two films, the comedy Ninotchka and in her final film, Two-Faced Woman in 1941.
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Illeana Douglas (born July 25 , 1965 ) is an American actress . She was born Illeana Hesselberg, and her grandfather was the esteemed Melvyn Douglas (Melvyn Hesselberg). Illeana's mother is an Italian American , and her father is one quarter Jewish and three quarters Scottish .
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The death of Helen Gahagan Douglas marked the end of a truly noble life. Even when she suffered from what she knew was a terminal illness, she was actively administering to the needs of others more afflicted than she.
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