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The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947)

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

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 28M

Director : George S. Kaufman

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.

Actors

William Powell
William Powell
Senator Melvin G. Ashton
Ella Raines
Ella Raines
Poppy McNaughton
Peter Lind Hayes
Peter Lind Hayes
Lew Gibson
Arleen Whelan
Arleen Whelan
Valerie Shepherd
Ray Collins
Ray Collins
Fred Houlihan
Allen Jenkins
Allen Jenkins
Farrell
Charles D. Brown
Charles D. Brown
Dinty
Hans Conried
Hans Conried
Waiter
Whit Bissell
Whit Bissell
Robert Oakes
Milton Parsons
Milton Parsons
'You Know Who'
Francis Pierlot
Francis Pierlot
Frank
Oliver Blake
Oliver Blake
Indian
Chief Thundercloud
Chief Thundercloud
Indian (as Chief Thunder Cloud)
Chief Yowlachie
Chief Yowlachie
Indian
Iron Eyes Cody
Iron Eyes Cody
Indian
Boyd Davis
Boyd Davis
Politico
Rodney Bell
Rodney Bell
Politico
Edward Clark
Edward Clark
Eddie
Cynthia Corley
Cynthia Corley
Helen
William Forrest
William Forrest
U.S. Officer
Douglas Wood
Douglas Wood
University President
George Mann
George Mann
Texan
Claire Carleton
Claire Carleton
Ingrid Stuyvesant
William Vedder
William Vedder
Book Dealer
Nina Lunn
Nina Lunn
Girl in Elevator
John Wald
John Wald
Broadcaster
Vincent Pelletier
Vincent Pelletier
Quiz Master
Myrna Loy
Myrna Loy
Mrs. Ashton (uncredited)

Crews

George S. Kaufman
George S. Kaufman
Director
Edwin Lanham
Edwin Lanham
Story
Charles MacArthur
Charles MacArthur
Writer

Posters and backgrounds

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