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Advise & Consent
Are the men and women of Washington really like this?
1962 | 139m | English
Popularity: 1.0 (history)
| Director: | Otto Preminger |
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| Writer: | Wendell Mayes, Allen Drury |
| Staring: |
| Proposed by the President of the United States to fill the post of Secretary of State, Robert Leffingwell appears before a Senate committee, chaired by the idealistic Senator Brig Anderson, which must decide whether he is the right person for the job. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 06, 1962 |
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| Director: | Otto Preminger |
| Writer: | Wendell Mayes, Allen Drury |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | washington dc, usa, based on novel or book, usa president, senate, senator, politician, anti-communism, based on play or musical, lgbt, senate hearing, secret past, usa politics, secretary of state, gay theme |
| Production Companies | Otto Preminger Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $2,000,000
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 05, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Henry Fonda | Robert Leffingwell |
| Charles Laughton | Senator Seabright Cooley |
| Don Murray | Senator Brigham Anderson |
| Walter Pidgeon | Senate Majority Leader |
| Peter Lawford | Senator Lafe Smith |
| Gene Tierney | Dolly Harrison |
| Franchot Tone | The President |
| Lew Ayres | The Vice President |
| Burgess Meredith | Herbert Gelman |
| Eddie Hodges | Johnny Leffingwell |
| Paul Ford | Senator Stanley Danta |
| George Grizzard | Senator Fred van Ackerman |
| Inga Swenson | Ellen Anderson |
| Frank Sinatra | Self (voice) |
| Edward Andrews | Senator Orrin Knox |
| Paul McGrath | Hardiman Fletcher |
| Will Geer | Senate Minority Leader |
| Betty White | Senator Bessie Adams |
| Tom Helmore | British Ambassador |
| Rene Paul | French Ambassador |
| Paul Stevens | Louis Newborn |
| Russ Brown | Night Watchman Mike |
| Malcolm Atterbury | Senator Tom August |
| Janet Jane Carty | Pidge Anderson |
| Hilary Eaves | Lady Maudulayne |
| Michele Montau | Celestine Barre |
| J. Edward McKinley | Senator Powell Hanson |
| Bill Quinn | Senator Paul Hendershot |
| Tiki Santos | Senator Kanaho |
| Raoul De Leon | Senator Velez |
| Chet Stratton | Rev. Carney Birch |
| Larry Tucker | Manuel |
| Betty Murray | Senator Lafe Smith's Girlfriend |
| John Granger | Ray Shaff |
| Sid Gould | Bartender |
| Meyer Davis | Orchestra Conductor |
| Irv Kupcinet | Journalist #1 |
| Robert C. Wilson | Journalist #2 |
| Alan Emory | Journalist #3 |
| Jesse Stearns Buscher | Journalist #4 |
| Milton Berliner | Journalist #5 |
| Allan W. Cromley | Journalist #6 |
| William Knighton | WHCA President |
| Guy M. Gillette | Senator Harper |
| Henry Fountain Ashurst | Senator McCafferty |
| Raj Mallick | Indian Ambassador |
| Leon Alton | Senator (uncredited) |
| Walter Bacon | Senator (uncredited) |
| Joe Baird | Senator (uncredited) |
| Eddie Baker | Senator (uncredited) |
| Brandon Beach | Senator (uncredited) |
| Mario Cimino | Senator (uncredited) |
| Roger Clark | Senator (uncredited) |
| Paul Cristo | Senate Gallery Spectator (uncredited) |
| Harry Denny | Senator (uncredited) |
| George DeNormand | Senator (uncredited) |
| George Ford | Senator (uncredited) |
| Cay Forester | President's Secretary (uncredited) |
| Bobby Gilbert | Senator (uncredited) |
| Polly Guggenheim | Washington Socialite (uncredited) |
| Clive Halliday | Senator (uncredited) |
| Helen Hardin | Washington Socialite (uncredited) |
| Henry Jackson | Drink Refuser (uncredited) |
| Virgil Johansen | Senator (uncredited) |
| Kenner G. Kemp | Senate Chamber Reporter (uncredited) |
| Joseph La Cava | Senator (uncredited) |
| Evelyn Lincoln | Washington Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Al McGranary | Senator (uncredited) |
| William Meader | Senator (uncredited) |
| Harold Miller | Senate Official (uncredited) |
| Sol Murgi | Senator (uncredited) |
| Norman Papson | Gay Bar Patron (uncredited) |
| Charles Perry | Senate Gallery Spectator (uncredited) |
| Paul Power | Senator (uncredited) |
| Walter Reed | Senate Staff Clerk (uncredited) |
| Leoda Richards | Senator (uncredited) |
| Clark Ross | Senator (uncredited) |
| John Roy | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Carlisle Runge | Washington Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Dick Ryan | Senator (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey Sayre | Senate Staff Clerk (uncredited) |
| Louis Scheyven | Washington Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Bernard Sell | Senator (uncredited) |
| Stephen Soldi | Senate Gallery Spectator (uncredited) |
| Marion Lloyd Stearns White | Washington Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Hal Taggart | Senator (uncredited) |
| Wayne Tucker | Journalist (uncredited) |
| Harty Wadsworth | Washington Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Jerry Wadsworth | Washington Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Byron White | Washington Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Otto Preminger | Director |
| Saul Bass | Main Title Designer |
| Loring Mandel | Theatre Play |
| Eli Benneche | Set Decoration |
| Myrl Stoltz | Hairstylist |
| Del Armstrong | Makeup Artist |
| Jack McEdward | Production Manager |
| Saul Midwall | Camera Operator |
| Emil Oster | Camera Operator |
| Lee Osborne | Music Editor |
| William Hamilton | Sound |
| Morris Rosen | Key Grip |
| Michael Harte | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Louis R. Loeffler | Editor |
| Henry Weinberger | Unit Manager |
| Hope Bryce | Costume Coordinator |
| Bill Blass | Costume Designer |
| Ned Washington | Lyricist |
| Wendell Mayes | Screenplay |
| Robert Jiras | Makeup Artist |
| Sam Leavitt | Director of Photography |
| Kathleen Fagan | Script Supervisor |
| Al St. Hilaire | Still Photographer |
| Don Kranze | Assistant Director |
| James Almond | Gaffer |
| Adele Parmenter | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Meyer M. Gordon | Property Master |
| Murray Spivack | Sound Recordist |
| Florence Nerlinger | Production Secretary |
| Larry Powell | Assistant Director |
| Allen Drury | Novel, Technical Advisor |
| Lyle R. Wheeler | Production Design |
| Jerry Fielding | Original Music Composer |
| Josh Weiner | Still Photographer |
| Leon Birnbaum | Sound Effects Editor |
| Harold Lewis | Sound |
| Arnold Pine | Construction Manager |
| Joe King | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Max Slater | Producer's Assistant |
| David De Silva | Production Assistant |
| Charles Bohart | Assistant Director |
| L. V. McCardle Jr. | First Assistant Director |
| Frank Sinatra | Songs |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Otto Preminger | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | Best Actress | Bette Davis | Nominated |
Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 | 15 | 35 | 8 |
| 2024 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 7 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 8 |
| 2024 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 7 |
| 2024 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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