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The Senator Was Indiscreet

He's the NEW candidate for the screen's HOWL of fame!
Dec 31, 1947 · 1h 28m
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Comedy

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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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CAST

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
Directed by George S. Kaufman

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Universal Pictures, Inter-John Productions
Country
US

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