The read
It runs a compact 1h 28m.
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
6 audience votes
Key crew
- George S. KaufmanDirector
- Charles MacArthurWriter
Cast
- 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
Stills
Themes
diarysenatornewsreelpr man