The Senator Was Indiscreet

George S. Kaufman
1947-12-31

He's the NEW candidate for the screen's HOWL of fame!
5.4
88 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
William Powell Senator Melvin G. Ashton Unowned
Ella Raines Poppy McNaughton Unowned
Peter Lind Hayes Lew Gibson Unowned
Arleen Whelan Valerie Shepherd Unowned
Ray Collins Fred Houlihan Unowned
Allen Jenkins Farrell Unowned
Charles D. Brown Dinty Unowned
Hans Conried Waiter Unowned
Whit Bissell Robert Oakes Unowned
Milton Parsons 'You Know Who' Unowned
Francis Pierlot Frank Unowned
Oliver Blake Indian Unowned
Chief Thundercloud Indian (as Chief Thunder Cloud) Unowned
Chief Yowlachie Indian Unowned
Iron Eyes Cody Indian Unowned
Boyd Davis Politico Unowned
Rodney Bell Politico Unowned
Edward Clark Eddie Unowned
Cynthia Corley Helen Unowned
William Forrest U.S. Officer Unowned
Douglas Wood University President Unowned
George Mann Texan Unowned
Claire Carleton Ingrid Stuyvesant Unowned
William Vedder Book Dealer Unowned
Nina Lunn Girl in Elevator Unowned
John Wald Broadcaster Unowned
Vincent Pelletier Quiz Master Unowned
Myrna Loy Mrs. Ashton (uncredited) Unowned