The Senator Was Indiscreet
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| The Senator Was Indiscreet | |
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| Directed by | George S. Kaufman |
| Produced by | Nunnally Johnson |
| Written by | Edwin Lanham (story) Charles MacArthur |
| Starring | William Powell Ella Raines |
| Release date(s) | December 26, 1947 |
| Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
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The Senator Was Indiscreet is a 1947 comedy film starring William Powell as a dim-witted U.S. senator who decides to run for president, with Ella Raines as a reporter interested in the detailed diary he has kept about all the political misdeeds of his colleagues. Powell won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor for his performance.
[edit] Cast
- William Powell as Senator Melvin G. Ashton
- Ella Raines as Poppy McNaughton
- Peter Lind Hayes as Lew Gibson
- Arleen Whalen as Valerie Shepherd
- Ray Collins as Houlihan
- Allen Jenkins as Farrell
- Charles D. Brown as Dinty
Myrna Loy, Powell's frequent screen co-star, had an uncredited cameo appearance.
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