Summary
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.
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
Cast
19 of 19
William PowellSenator Melvin G. Ashton
Ella RainesPoppy McNaughton
Peter Lind HayesLew Gibson
Arleen WhelanValerie Shepherd
Ray CollinsFred Houlihan
Allen JenkinsFarrell
Charles D. BrownDinty
Hans ConriedWaiter
Whit BissellRobert Oakes
Milton Parsons'You Know Who'
Francis PierlotFrank
Oliver BlakeIndian
Chief ThundercloudIndian (as Chief Thunder Cloud)
Chief YowlachieIndian
Iron Eyes CodyIndian
William ForrestU.S. Officer
Douglas WoodUniversity President
Claire CarletonIngrid Stuyvesant
Myrna LoyMrs. Ashton (uncredited)
Crew
- Directed by
- George S. Kaufman
- Written by
- Charles MacArthur, Edwin Lanham
Everyone
Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).
Facts
December 31, 1947 · 1 h 28 min · NR
- Released
- December 31, 1947
- Runtime
- 1 h 28 min
- Age rating
- NR
- Genres
- Comedy
- Original language
- English
- Made in
- United States
Tropes
Sleazy Politician, No Name Given, Chekhov's Gun +9

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