The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947)

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Country: USA
Genres: Comedy
Release: 1948-12-03
Director: George S. Kaufman (1889–1961)
Writers: Charles MacArthur , Edwin Lanham
Language: English
Stars: William Powell (I) (1892–1984) , Ella Raines , Peter Lind Hayes , Arleen Whelan , Ray Collins , Allen Jenkins , Charles D. Brown , Hans Conried , Whit Bissell , Milton Parsons
Runtime: 88 min
Awards: 1 win
AKA: El senador fue indiscreto (Spain) , Mr. Ashton Was Indiscreet (Australia) , The Senator Was Indiscreet , Senaattori oli tahditon (Finland) , Senatoren var indiskret (Denmark) , Der Senator war indiskret (Germany) , Um Senador Indiscreto (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , El senador indiscreto (Mexico) , The Senator Was Indiscreet (United States of America) , Büyüklük Deliliği (Turkey) , Senaattori käyttäytyy sopimattomasti (Finland) , The Senator Was Indiscreet (Canada) , Senador Indiscreto (Brazil) , The Senator Was Indiscreet (Canada) , Mr. Ashton Was Indiscreet (United Kingdom) , De senator was indiscreet (Belgium) , Fy på sej, gamla människan! (Sweden)
Plot: Dim-witted blowhard, Melvin G. Ashton, is a US Senator who wants to be President. He hires Lew Gibson, a talented PR man who gets Ashton in newsreels and on the front page, never thinking he'll win. But Ashton has a secret weapon: a diary documenting every shady deal his party's made for 35 years. With the diary, he blackmails the party leaders to support his candidacy, and he's on his way to the nomination. An unseen political enemy is after the diary, using the young and lovely Valerie Shepherd to get into the Senator's room. Plus, Lew's fiancée, reporter Poppy McNaughton thinks she can get her hands on it, too, and stop Ashton. Will the otherwise unemployable dope become President?
IMDB:tt0039811