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Advise & Consent

Genres
Drama
Rating
7.1
StatusReleased
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Release Date1962-06-06
Runtime139 mins

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.

Cast & Crew

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Henry Fonda

as Robert Leffingwell

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Charles Laughton

as Senator Seabright Cooley

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Don Murray

as Senator Brigham Anderson

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Walter Pidgeon

as Senate Majority Leader

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Peter Lawford

as Senator Lafe Smith

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Gene Tierney

as Dolly Harrison

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Franchot Tone

as The President

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Lew Ayres

as The Vice President

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Burgess Meredith

as Herbert Gelman

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Eddie Hodges

as Johnny Leffingwell

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Paul Ford

as Senator Stanley Danta

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George Grizzard

as Senator Fred van Ackerman

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Inga Swenson

as Ellen Anderson

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Frank Sinatra

as Self (voice)

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Edward Andrews

as Senator Orrin Knox

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Paul McGrath

as Hardiman Fletcher

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Will Geer

as Senate Minority Leader

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Betty White

as Senator Bessie Adams

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Tom Helmore

as British Ambassador

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Rene Paul

as French Ambassador

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Paul Stevens

as Louis Newborn

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Russ Brown

as Night Watchman Mike

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Malcolm Atterbury

as Senator Tom August

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Janet Jane Carty

as Pidge Anderson

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Hilary Eaves

as Lady Maudulayne

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Michele Montau

as Celestine Barre

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J. Edward McKinley

as Senator Powell Hanson

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Bill Quinn

as Senator Paul Hendershot

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Tiki Santos

as Senator Kanaho

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Raoul De Leon

as Senator Velez

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Chet Stratton

as Rev. Carney Birch

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Larry Tucker

as Manuel

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Betty Murray

as Senator Lafe Smith's Girlfriend

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John Granger

as Ray Shaff

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Sid Gould

as Bartender

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Meyer Davis

as Orchestra Conductor

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Irv Kupcinet

as Journalist #1

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Robert C. Wilson

as Journalist #2

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Alan Emory

as Journalist #3

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Jesse Stearns Buscher

as Journalist #4

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Milton Berliner

as Journalist #5

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Allan W. Cromley

as Journalist #6

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William Knighton

as WHCA President

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Guy M. Gillette

as Senator Harper

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Henry Fountain Ashurst

as Senator McCafferty

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Raj Mallick

as Indian Ambassador

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Leon Alton

as Senator (uncredited)

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Walter Bacon

as Senator (uncredited)

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Joe Baird

as Senator (uncredited)

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Eddie Baker

as Senator (uncredited)

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Brandon Beach

as Senator (uncredited)

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Mario Cimino

as Senator (uncredited)

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Roger Clark

as Senator (uncredited)

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Paul Cristo

as Senate Gallery Spectator (uncredited)

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Harry Denny

as Senator (uncredited)

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George DeNormand

as Senator (uncredited)

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George Ford

as Senator (uncredited)

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Cay Forester

as President's Secretary (uncredited)

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Bobby Gilbert

as Senator (uncredited)

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Polly Guggenheim

as Washington Socialite (uncredited)

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Clive Halliday

as Senator (uncredited)

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Helen Hardin

as Washington Socialite (uncredited)

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Virgil Johansen

as Senator (uncredited)

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Kenner G. Kemp

as Senate Chamber Reporter (uncredited)

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Joseph La Cava

as Senator (uncredited)

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Evelyn Lincoln

as Washington Party Guest (uncredited)

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Al McGranary

as Senator (uncredited)

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William Meader

as Senator (uncredited)

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Harold Miller

as Senate Official (uncredited)

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Sol Murgi

as Senator (uncredited)

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Norman Papson

as Gay Bar Patron (uncredited)

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Charles Perry

as Senate Gallery Spectator (uncredited)

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Paul Power

as Senator (uncredited)

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Walter Reed

as Senate Staff Clerk (uncredited)

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Leoda Richards

as Senator (uncredited)

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Clark Ross

as Senator (uncredited)

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John Roy

as Reporter (uncredited)

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Carlisle Runge

as Washington Party Guest (uncredited)

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Dick Ryan

as Senator (uncredited)

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Jeffrey Sayre

as Senate Staff Clerk (uncredited)

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Louis Scheyven

as Washington Party Guest (uncredited)

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Bernard Sell

as Senator (uncredited)

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Stephen Soldi

as Senate Gallery Spectator (uncredited)

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Marion Lloyd Stearns White

as Washington Party Guest (uncredited)

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Hal Taggart

as Senator (uncredited)

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Wayne Tucker

as Journalist (uncredited)

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Harty Wadsworth

as Washington Party Guest (uncredited)

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Jerry Wadsworth

as Washington Party Guest (uncredited)

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Byron White

as Washington Party Guest (uncredited)

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Scoop Jackson

as Drink Refuser (uncredited)

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