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Feature film — 1947

The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947)

6.31h 28mComedy

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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A high-signal pick with 7 votes.

Universal Pictures / Inter-John Productions

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Director: George S. Kaufman

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Cast & crew

William Powell as Senator Melvin G. Ashton

William Powell

Senator Melvin G. Ashton

Ella Raines as Poppy McNaughton

Ella Raines

Poppy McNaughton

Peter Lind Hayes as Lew Gibson

Peter Lind Hayes

Lew Gibson

Arleen Whelan as Valerie Shepherd

Arleen Whelan

Valerie Shepherd

Ray Collins as Fred Houlihan

Ray Collins

Fred Houlihan

Allen Jenkins as Farrell

Allen Jenkins

Farrell

Charles D. Brown as Dinty

Charles D. Brown

Dinty

Hans Conried as Waiter

Hans Conried

Waiter

Whit Bissell as Robert Oakes

Whit Bissell

Robert Oakes

Milton Parsons as 'You Know Who'

Milton Parsons

'You Know Who'

Francis Pierlot as Frank

Francis Pierlot

Frank

Oliver Blake as Indian

Oliver Blake

Indian

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