The Senator Was Indiscreet
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1947 · 1h 28m · Approved
Comedy
Directed by
George S. Kaufman
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The Senator Was Indiscreet
Overview
A bumbling, long-winded and crooked Southern senator, considered by some as a dark horse for the Presidency, panics his party when his tell-all diary is stolen.
Director and cast
- George S. Kaufman Director
- William Powell as Senator Melvin G. Ashton
- Ella Raines as Poppy McNaughton
- Peter Lind Hayes as Lew Gibson
- Arleen Whelan as Valerie Shepherd
- Ray Collins as Houlihan
- Allen Jenkins as Farrell
- Charles D. Brown as Dinty
- Hans Conried as Waiter
- Whit Bissell as Oakes
- Milton Parsons Cast
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