The Senator Was Indiscreet
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The Senator Was Indiscreet is a 1947 American political satire film starring William Powell as an inept, publicity-hungry U.S. senator.
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| The Senator Was Indiscreet canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
film
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political satire film ⓘ |
| basedOn | story by Charles MacArthur ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy |
Fred Houlihan – Ray Collins
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Lew Gibson – Peter Lind Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ Poppy McNaughton – Ella Raines NERFINISHED ⓘ Senator Melvin G. Ashton – William Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | George Barnes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black and white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | George S. Kaufman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Paul Weatherwax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingProcess | 35 mm ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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political satire ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Fred Houlihan
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Lew Gibson NERFINISHED ⓘ Poppy McNaughton NERFINISHED ⓘ Senator Melvin G. Ashton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenreElement |
farce
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political comedy ⓘ |
| hasTitleType | feature film ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
United States senators
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political publicity ⓘ |
| musicBy | Daniele Amfitheatrof NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | an inept publicity-hungry U.S. senator ⓘ |
| notableFor | satire of U.S. political campaigning ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | American political satire cinema ⓘ |
| producer | Nunnally Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Nunnally Johnson Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1940s films ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 75 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Charles MacArthur
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Nunnally Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Arleen Whelan
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Charles Dingle NERFINISHED ⓘ Ella Raines NERFINISHED ⓘ Hans Conried NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Lind Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ William Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | mid-20th-century American politics ⓘ |
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