Ada (1961 film)

Ada
Original film poster
Directed byDaniel Mann
Screenplay byArthur Sheekman
William Driskill
Based onAda Dallas
1959 novel
by Wirt Williams
Produced byLawrence Weingarten
StarringSusan Hayward
Dean Martin
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Ralph Meeker
Martin Balsam
CinematographyJoseph Ruttenberg
Edited byRalph E. Winters
Music byBronislau Kaper
Production
companies
Avon Productions
Chalmar Inc.
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • August 25, 1961 (1961-08-25) (US)
Running time
109 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.5 million[1]

Ada is a 1961 American political drama film produced by Avon Productions and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed by Daniel Mann and produced by Lawrence Weingarten, with a screenplay by Arthur Sheekman and William Driskill based on the novel Ada Dallas by Wirt Williams.

The film stars Susan Hayward, Dean Martin, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Ralph Meeker and Martin Balsam.

  1. ^ "1961 Rentals and Potential". Variety. January 10, 1961. p. 58.