The Senator Was Indiscreet
He's the NEW candidate for the screen's HOWL of fame!
1947 | 88m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | George S. Kaufman |
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| Writer: | Edwin Lanham, Charles MacArthur |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 31, 1947 |
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| Director: | George S. Kaufman |
| Writer: | Edwin Lanham, Charles MacArthur |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | diary, senator, newsreel, pr man |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures, Inter-John Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 28, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| William Powell | Senator Melvin G. Ashton |
| Ella Raines | Poppy McNaughton |
| Peter Lind Hayes | Lew Gibson |
| Arleen Whelan | Valerie Shepherd |
| Ray Collins | Fred Houlihan |
| Allen Jenkins | Farrell |
| Charles D. Brown | Dinty |
| Hans Conried | Waiter |
| Whit Bissell | Robert Oakes |
| Milton Parsons | 'You Know Who' |
| Francis Pierlot | Frank |
| Oliver Blake | Indian |
| Chief Thundercloud | Indian (as Chief Thunder Cloud) |
| Chief Yowlachie | Indian |
| Iron Eyes Cody | Indian |
| Boyd Davis | Politico |
| Rodney Bell | Politico |
| Edward Clark | Eddie |
| Cynthia Corley | Helen |
| William Forrest | U.S. Officer |
| Douglas Wood | University President |
| George Mann | Texan |
| Claire Carleton | Ingrid Stuyvesant |
| William Vedder | Book Dealer |
| Nina Lunn | Girl in Elevator |
| John Wald | Broadcaster |
| Vincent Pelletier | Quiz Master |
| Myrna Loy | Mrs. Ashton (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
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| Edwin Lanham | Story |
| Charles MacArthur | Writer |
| George S. Kaufman | Director |
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