The Senator Was Indiscreet

5.4

88 minutes

12/31/1947

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.

Cast List

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