"Are the men and women of Washington really like this?"

1962

2h 19m

7.2(112 votes)

Drama

Overview

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.

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90 members

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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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Writing

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)

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