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The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947) William Powell, Ella Raines, Allen Jenkins
The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947) William Powell, Ella Raines, Allen Jenkins
 
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This is a region-free DVD-R without case or artwork. This is a VHS transfer.

This film is also known as "Mr. Ashton Was Indiscreet."

Acclaimed playwright George S. Kaufman made his directorial debut with this broad political satire. Senator Melvin G. Ashton (William Powell) is a long-time congressman for whom the phrase "dumb as a log" would be fitting if one were not afraid of insulting the trees. After more than twenty years of representing his clueless constituents, Ashton decides to take a shot at the presidential race, and hires Lew Gibson (Peter Lind Hayes) is his press agent.

Party topkick Dinty (Charles D. Brown) considers Ashton an utterly hopeless candidate, especially after he begins making fantastic campaign promises no one could possibly keep, but Ashton turns out to be a bit more shrewd than expected. The senator has kept a detailed journal documenting the many underhanded deals his colleagues have had their hands in over the years; all he has to do is slip the diary to a reporter and most of congress will be run out of town on a rail. This possibility seem all the more urgent when Ashton starts dating Poppy McNaughton (Ella Raines), a journalist. The Senator Was Indiscreet boasts a fine supporting cast, including Ray Collins, Allen Jenkins, Hans Conreid, and a cameo from Myrna Loy.

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5 of 5 The Senator Was Indiscreet March 21, 2020
Reviewer: Shannon from Parlin, NJ United States  
I was so happy to be able to get this old movie which a cameo of William Powell and Myrna Loy (their last filmed scene together), even though she was not in the rest of the movie.

And, considering that this package needed to come from the State of Washington, I was thrilled that it even made it to my door in New Jersey within a very reasonable time (considering all that is going on in our world and country today).

I will definitely considering using you in the future.

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