Story :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
Henry FondaRobert Leffingwell
Charles LaughtonSenator Seabright Cooley
Don MurraySenator Brigham Anderson
Walter PidgeonSenate Majority Leader
Peter LawfordSenator Lafe Smith
Gene TierneyDolly Harrison
Franchot ToneThe President
Lew AyresThe Vice President
Burgess MeredithHerbert Gelman
Eddie HodgesJohnny Leffingwell
Paul FordSenator Stanley Danta
George GrizzardSenator Fred van Ackerman
Inga SwensonEllen Anderson
Frank SinatraSelf (voice)
Edward AndrewsSenator Orrin Knox
Paul McGrathHardiman Fletcher
Will GeerSenate Minority Leader
Betty WhiteSenator Bessie Adams
Tom HelmoreBritish Ambassador
Rene PaulFrench Ambassador
Paul StevensLouis Newborn
Russ BrownNight Watchman Mike
Malcolm AtterburySenator Tom August
Janet Jane CartyPidge Anderson
Hilary EavesLady Maudulayne
Michele MontauCelestine Barre
J. Edward McKinleySenator Powell Hanson
Bill QuinnSenator Paul Hendershot
Tiki SantosSenator Kanaho
Raoul De LeonSenator Velez
Chet StrattonRev. Carney Birch
Larry TuckerManuel
Betty MurraySenator Lafe Smith's Girlfriend
John GrangerRay Shaff
Sid GouldBartender
Meyer DavisOrchestra Conductor
Irv KupcinetJournalist #1
Robert C. WilsonJournalist #2
Alan EmoryJournalist #3
Jesse Stearns BuscherJournalist #4
Milton BerlinerJournalist #5
Allan W. CromleyJournalist #6
William KnightonWHCA President
Guy M. GilletteSenator Harper
Henry Fountain AshurstSenator McCafferty
Raj MallickIndian Ambassador
Leon AltonSenator (uncredited)
Walter BaconSenator (uncredited)
Joe BairdSenator (uncredited)
Eddie BakerSenator (uncredited)
Brandon BeachSenator (uncredited)
Mario CiminoSenator (uncredited)
Roger ClarkSenator (uncredited)
Paul CristoSenate Gallery Spectator (uncredited)
Harry DennySenator (uncredited)
George DeNormandSenator (uncredited)
George FordSenator (uncredited)
Cay ForesterPresident's Secretary (uncredited)
Bobby GilbertSenator (uncredited)
Polly GuggenheimWashington Socialite (uncredited)
Clive HallidaySenator (uncredited)
Helen HardinWashington Socialite (uncredited)
Henry JacksonDrink Refuser (uncredited)
Virgil JohansenSenator (uncredited)
Kenner G. KempSenate Chamber Reporter (uncredited)
Joseph La CavaSenator (uncredited)
Evelyn LincolnWashington Party Guest (uncredited)
Al McGranarySenator (uncredited)
William MeaderSenator (uncredited)
Harold MillerSenate Official (uncredited)
Sol MurgiSenator (uncredited)
Norman PapsonGay Bar Patron (uncredited)
Charles PerrySenate Gallery Spectator (uncredited)
Paul PowerSenator (uncredited)
Walter ReedSenate Staff Clerk (uncredited)
Leoda RichardsSenator (uncredited)
Clark RossSenator (uncredited)
John RoyReporter (uncredited)
Carlisle RungeWashington Party Guest (uncredited)
Dick RyanSenator (uncredited)
Jeffrey SayreSenate Staff Clerk (uncredited)
Louis ScheyvenWashington Party Guest (uncredited)
Bernard SellSenator (uncredited)
Stephen SoldiSenate Gallery Spectator (uncredited)
Marion Lloyd Stearns WhiteWashington Party Guest (uncredited)
Hal TaggartSenator (uncredited)
Wayne TuckerJournalist (uncredited)
Harty WadsworthWashington Party Guest (uncredited)
Jerry WadsworthWashington Party Guest (uncredited)