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The Senator Was Indiscreet

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The Senator Was Indiscreet

He's the NEW candidate for the screen's HOWL of fame!

5.4

1h 28m

1947

“He's the NEW candidate for the screen's HOWL of fame!”

Synopsis

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

George S. Kaufman

Comedy

diarysenatornewsreelpr man

Cast & Crew

William Powell

William Powell

as Senator Melvin G. Ashton

Ella Raines

Ella Raines

as Poppy McNaughton

Peter Lind Hayes

Peter Lind Hayes

as Lew Gibson

Arleen Whelan

Arleen Whelan

as Valerie Shepherd

Ray Collins

Ray Collins

as Fred Houlihan

Allen Jenkins

Allen Jenkins

as Farrell

Charles D. Brown

Charles D. Brown

as Dinty

Hans Conried

Hans Conried

as Waiter

Whit Bissell

Whit Bissell

as Robert Oakes

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