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A Senate investigation into the President's newly-nominated Secretary of State gives light to a secret from the past, which may not only ruin the candidate, but the President's character as well.

Are the men and women of Washington really like this?

Genres: Drama

Starring: Henry Fonda, Charles Laughton, Don Murray

Released: June 6, 1962

Runtime: 139.0

Popularity Rating: 2.610

Otto Preminger Films

United States of America

Robert A. Leffingwell Henry Fonda
Senator Seabright Cooley Charles Laughton
Senator Brigham Anderson Don Murray
Senate Majority Leader Walter Pidgeon
Senator Lafe Smith Peter Lawford
Dolly Harrison Gene Tierney
The President Franchot Tone
The Vice President Lew Ayres
Herbert Gelman Burgess Meredith
Johnny Leffingwell Eddie Hodges
Senator Fred Van Ackerman George Grizzard
Ellen Anderson Inga Swenson
Hardiman Fletcher Paul McGrath
Senate Minority Leader Will Geer
Senator Orrin Knox Edward Andrews
Senator Bessie Adams Betty White
Senator Tom August Malcolm Atterbury
Senator Kanaho Tiki Santos
Senator Velez Raoul De Leon
British Ambassador Tom Helmore
Pidge Anderson Janet Jane Carty
Ray Shaff John Granger
Manuel Larry Tucker
Mike, the Night Watchman Russ Brown
Bartender Sid Gould
Senator McCafferty Henry Fountain Ashurst
Reporter Kenner G. Kemp
Senator Leoda Richards
Senator Stanley Danta Paul Ford
Senator Powell Hanson J. Edward McKinley
Senator Paul Hendershot Bill Quinn
Lady Maudulayne Hilary Eaves
French Ambassador Rene Paul
Celestine Barre Michele Montau
Indian Ambassador Raj Mallick
Rev. Carney Birch Chet Stratton
Himself - on Recording at Gay Bar (voice) (archive sound) Frank Sinatra
Louis Newborn Paul Stevens
Journalist Irv Kupcinet
Senator (uncredited) Leon Alton
Senator (uncredited) Walter Bacon
Senator (uncredited) Eddie Baker
Senator (uncredited) Brandon Beach
Senator (uncredited) Roger Clark
Senator (uncredited) Harry Denny
Senator (uncredited) George DeNormand
Senator (uncredited) George Ford
Senator (uncredited) Clive Halliday
Senator (uncredited) William Meader
Senator (uncredited) Sol Murgi
Senator (uncredited) Paul Power
Senator (uncredited) Dick Ryan
Senator (uncredited) Bernard Sell
Senator (uncredited) Hal Taggart
Senate Gallery Spectator (uncredited) Paul Cristo
Senate Gallery Spectator (uncredited) Stephen Soldi
Senate Official (uncredited) Harold Miller
Senate Staff Clerk (uncredited) Walter Reed
Senate Staff Clerk (uncredited) Jeffrey Sayre
President's Secretary (uncredited) Cay Forester
Reporter (uncredited) John Roy

Art — Production Design: Lyle R. Wheeler
Art — Set Decoration: Eli Benneche
Camera — Camera Operator: Emil Oster
Camera — Camera Operator: Saul Midwall
Camera — Director of Photography: Sam Leavitt
Camera — Grip: Morris Rosen
Camera — Still Photographer: Al St. Hilaire
Camera — Still Photographer: Josh Weiner
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Adele Parmenter
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Joe King
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Supervisor: Hope Bryce
Costume & Make-Up — Hairstylist: Myrl Stoltz
Costume & Make-Up — Makeup Artist: Del Armstrong
Costume & Make-Up — Makeup Artist: Robert Jiras
Crew — Sound Recordist: Murray Spivack
Crew — Title Graphics: Saul Bass
Directing — Assistant Director: Don Kranze
Directing — Director: Otto Preminger
Directing — Script Supervisor: Kathleen Fagan
Editing — Supervising Film Editor: Louis R. Loeffler
Lighting — Electrician: James Almond
Production — Producer: Otto Preminger
Production — Production Manager: Jack McEdward
Production — Unit Production Manager: Henry Weinberger
Sound — Music Editor: Lee Osborne
Sound — Original Music Composer: Jerry Fielding
Sound — Sound: Harold Lewis
Sound — Sound Effects Editor: Leon Birnbaum
Writing — Novel: Allen Drury
Writing — Screenplay: Wendell Mayes