The Senator Was Indiscreet

The Senator Was Indiscreet

The Senator Was Indiscreet

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The Senator Was Indiscreet

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

1947

1h 28m

6.2(6 votes)

Comedy

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.

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Universal Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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'

Creative team

Directed by: George S. Kaufman
Written by: Edwin Lanham
Charles MacArthur

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