The Senator Was Indiscreet

Dec 31, 1947

1h 28m

★ 5.4

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

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.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Inter-John Productions

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Cast

Senator Melvin G. Ashton

William Powell

Poppy McNaughton

Ella Raines

Lew Gibson

Peter Lind Hayes

Valerie Shepherd

Arleen Whelan

Fred Houlihan

Ray Collins

Farrell

Allen Jenkins

Dinty

Charles D. Brown

Waiter

Hans Conried

Robert Oakes

Whit Bissell

'You Know Who'

Milton Parsons

Frank

Francis Pierlot

Indian

Oliver Blake

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