Comedy · United States of America · 1947 · 1h 28m

The Senator Was Indiscreet

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Director
George S. Kaufman
Cast
William Powell as Senator Melvin G. Ashton Ella Raines as Poppy McNaughton Peter Lind Hayes as Lew Gibson Arleen Whelan as Valerie Shepherd Ray Collins as Fred Houlihan Allen Jenkins as Farrell
Crew
Charles MacArthur — Writer Edwin Lanham — Story
Tagline

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

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.

Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
George S. Kaufman Director Charles MacArthur Writer Edwin Lanham Story
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