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Henry Fonda | As: Robert Leffingwell | |
Charles Laughton | As: Senator Seabright Cooley | |
Don Murray | As: Senator Brigham Anderson | |
Walter Pidgeon | As: Senate Majority Leader | |
Peter Lawford | As: Senator Lafe Smith |
Storyline
Proposed by the President of the United States to fill the post of Secretary of State, Robert Leffingwell appears before a Senate committee, chaired by the idealistic Senator Brig Anderson, which must decide whether he is the right person for the job.
Tagline: | Are the men and women of Washington really like this? |
Certification: | 12 |
Cast
Henry Fonda |
Robert Leffingwell |
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Charles Laughton |
Senator Seabright Cooley |
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Don Murray |
Senator Brigham Anderson |
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Walter Pidgeon |
Senate Majority Leader |
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Peter Lawford |
Senator Lafe Smith |
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Gene Tierney |
Dolly Harrison |
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Franchot Tone |
The President |
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Lew Ayres |
The Vice President |
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Burgess Meredith |
Herbert Gelman |
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Eddie Hodges |
Johnny Leffingwell |
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Paul Ford |
Senator Stanley Danta |
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George Grizzard |
Senator Fred van Ackerman |
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Inga Swenson |
Ellen Anderson |
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Frank Sinatra |
Self (voice) |
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Edward Andrews |
Senator Orrin Knox |
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Paul McGrath |
Hardiman Fletcher |
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Will Geer |
Senate Minority Leader |
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Betty White |
Senator Bessie Adams |
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Tom Helmore |
British Ambassador |
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Rene Paul |
French Ambassador |
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Paul Stevens |
Louis Newborn |
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Russ Brown |
Night Watchman Mike |
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Malcolm Atterbury |
Senator Tom August |
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Janet Jane Carty |
Pidge Anderson |
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Hilary Eaves |
Lady Maudulayne |
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Michele Montau |
Celestine Barre |
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J. Edward McKinley |
Senator Powell Hanson |
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Bill Quinn |
Senator Paul Hendershot |
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Tiki Santos |
Senator Kanaho |
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Raoul De Leon |
Senator Velez |
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Chet Stratton |
Rev. Carney Birch |
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Larry Tucker |
Manuel |
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Betty Murray |
Senator Lafe Smith's Girlfriend |
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John Granger |
Ray Shaff |
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Sid Gould |
Bartender |
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Meyer Davis |
Orchestra Conductor |
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Irv Kupcinet |
Journalist #1 |
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Robert C. Wilson |
Journalist #2 |
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Alan Emory |
Journalist #3 |
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Jesse Stearns Buscher |
Journalist #4 |
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Milton Berliner |
Journalist #5 |
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Allan W. Cromley |
Journalist #6 |
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William Knighton |
WHCA President |
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Guy M. Gillette |
Senator Harper |
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Henry Fountain Ashurst |
Senator McCafferty |
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Raj Mallick |
Indian Ambassador |
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Leon Alton |
Senator (uncredited) |
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Walter Bacon |
Senator (uncredited) |
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Joe Baird |
Senator (uncredited) |
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Eddie Baker |
Senator (uncredited) |
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Brandon Beach |
Senator (uncredited) |
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Mario Cimino |
Senator (uncredited) |
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Roger Clark |
Senator (uncredited) |
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Paul Cristo |
Senate Gallery Spectator (uncredited) |
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Harry Denny |
Senator (uncredited) |
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George DeNormand |
Senator (uncredited) |
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George Ford |
Senator (uncredited) |
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Cay Forester |
President's Secretary (uncredited) |
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Bobby Gilbert |
Senator (uncredited) |
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Polly Guggenheim |
Washington Socialite (uncredited) |
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Clive Halliday |
Senator (uncredited) |
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Helen Hardin |
Washington Socialite (uncredited) |
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Henry Jackson |
Drink Refuser (uncredited) |
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Virgil Johansen |
Senator (uncredited) |
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Kenner G. Kemp |
Senate Chamber Reporter (uncredited) |
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Joseph La Cava |
Senator (uncredited) |
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Evelyn Lincoln |
Washington Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Al McGranary |
Senator (uncredited) |
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William Meader |
Senator (uncredited) |
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Harold Miller |
Senate Official (uncredited) |
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Sol Murgi |
Senator (uncredited) |
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Norman Papson |
Gay Bar Patron (uncredited) |
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Charles Perry |
Senate Gallery Spectator (uncredited) |
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Paul Power |
Senator (uncredited) |
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Walter Reed |
Senate Staff Clerk (uncredited) |
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Leoda Richards |
Senator (uncredited) |
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Clark Ross |
Senator (uncredited) |
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John Roy |
Reporter (uncredited) |
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Carlisle Runge |
Washington Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Dick Ryan |
Senator (uncredited) |
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Jeffrey Sayre |
Senate Staff Clerk (uncredited) |
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Louis Scheyven |
Washington Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Bernard Sell |
Senator (uncredited) |
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Stephen Soldi |
Senate Gallery Spectator (uncredited) |
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Marion Lloyd Stearns White |
Washington Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Hal Taggart |
Senator (uncredited) |
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Wayne Tucker |
Journalist (uncredited) |
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Harty Wadsworth |
Washington Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Jerry Wadsworth |
Washington Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Byron White |
Washington Party Guest (uncredited) |
Directed By
L. V. McCardle Jr. |
First Assistant Director |
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Charles Bohart |
Assistant Director |
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Larry Powell |
Assistant Director |
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Otto Preminger |
Director |
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Kathleen Fagan |
Script Supervisor |
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Don Kranze |
Assistant Director |
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Writing Credits
Ned Washington |
Lyricist |
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Loring Mandel |
Theatre Play |
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Wendell Mayes |
Screenplay |
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Allen Drury |
Novel |
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Production Crew
Max Slater |
Producer's Assistant |
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David De Silva |
Production Assistant |
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Florence Nerlinger |
Production Secretary |
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Henry Weinberger |
Unit Manager |
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Otto Preminger |
Producer |
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Jack McEdward |
Production Manager |
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Edited By
Louis R. Loeffler |
Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
Adele Parmenter |
Wardrobe Supervisor |
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Michael Harte |
Wardrobe Supervisor |
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Joe King |
Wardrobe Supervisor |
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Hope Bryce |
Costume Coordinator |
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Bill Blass |
Costume Designer |
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Robert Jiras |
Makeup Artist |
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Myrl Stoltz |
Hairstylist |
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Del Armstrong |
Makeup Artist |
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Sound
Murray Spivack |
Sound Recordist |
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Frank Sinatra |
Songs |
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Jerry Fielding |
Original Music Composer |
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Lee Osborne |
Music Editor |
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Leon Birnbaum |
Sound Effects Editor |
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Harold Lewis |
Sound |
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William Hamilton |
Sound |
Visual Effects
Camera
Morris Rosen |
Key Grip |
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Sam Leavitt |
Director of Photography |
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Al St. Hilaire |
Still Photographer |
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Josh Weiner |
Still Photographer |
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Emil Oster |
Camera Operator |
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Saul Midwall |
Camera Operator |
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Lighting
James Almond |
Gaffer |
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Art Department
Meyer M. Gordon |
Property Master |
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Saul Bass |
Main Title Designer |
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Arnold Pine |
Construction Manager |
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Eli Benneche |
Set Decoration |
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Lyle R. Wheeler |
Production Design |
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Other Crew
Allen Drury |
Technical Advisor |
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