Casts

• 

  Henry Fonda

  Robert Leffingwell

• 

  Charles Laughton

  Senator Seabright Cooley

• 

  Don Murray

  Senator Brigham Anderson

• 

  Walter Pidgeon

  Senate Majority Leader

• 

  Peter Lawford

  Senator Lafe Smith

• 

  Gene Tierney

  Dolly Harrison

• 

  Franchot Tone

  The President

• 

  Lew Ayres

  The Vice President

• 

  Burgess Meredith

  Herbert Gelman

• 

  Eddie Hodges

  Johnny Leffingwell

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  Paul Ford

  Senator Stanley Danta

• 

  George Grizzard

  Senator Fred van Ackerman

• 

  Inga Swenson

  Ellen Anderson

• 

  Frank Sinatra

  Self (voice)

• 

  Edward Andrews

  Senator Orrin Knox

• 

  Paul McGrath

  Hardiman Fletcher

• 

  Will Geer

  Senate Minority Leader

• 

  Betty White

  Senator Bessie Adams

• 

  Tom Helmore

  British Ambassador

• Rene Paul

  French Ambassador

• 

  Paul Stevens

  Louis Newborn

• 

  Russ Brown

  Night Watchman Mike

• 

  Malcolm Atterbury

  Senator Tom August

• Janet Jane Carty

  Pidge Anderson

• Hilary Eaves

  Lady Maudulayne

• 

  Michele Montau

  Celestine Barre

• 

  J. Edward McKinley

  Senator Powell Hanson

• 

  Bill Quinn

  Senator Paul Hendershot

• Tiki Santos

  Senator Kanaho

• Raoul De Leon

  Senator Velez

• Chet Stratton

  Rev. Carney Birch

• 

  Larry Tucker

  Manuel

• Betty Murray

  Senator Lafe Smith's Girlfriend

• John Granger

  Ray Shaff

• 

  Sid Gould

  Bartender

• Meyer Davis

  Orchestra Conductor

• Irv Kupcinet

  Journalist #1

• Robert C. Wilson

  Journalist #2

• Alan Emory

  Journalist #3

• Jesse Stearns Buscher

  Journalist #4

• Milton Berliner

  Journalist #5

• Allan W. Cromley

  Journalist #6

• William Knighton

  WHCA President

• Guy M. Gillette

  Senator Harper

• Henry Fountain Ashurst

  Senator McCafferty

• Raj Mallick

  Indian Ambassador

• Leon Alton

  Senator (uncredited)

• Walter Bacon

  Senator (uncredited)

• Joe Baird

  Senator (uncredited)

• 

  Eddie Baker

  Senator (uncredited)

• Brandon Beach

  Senator (uncredited)

• Mario Cimino

  Senator (uncredited)

• 

  Roger Clark

  Senator (uncredited)

• Paul Cristo

  Senate Gallery Spectator (uncredited)

• Harry Denny

  Senator (uncredited)

• George DeNormand

  Senator (uncredited)

• George Ford

  Senator (uncredited)

• Cay Forester

  President's Secretary (uncredited)

• Bobby Gilbert

  Senator (uncredited)

• Polly Guggenheim

  Washington Socialite (uncredited)

• Clive Halliday

  Senator (uncredited)

• Helen Hardin

  Washington Socialite (uncredited)

• Virgil Johansen

  Senator (uncredited)

• 

  Kenner G. Kemp

  Senate Chamber Reporter (uncredited)

• Joseph La Cava

  Senator (uncredited)

• Evelyn Lincoln

  Washington Party Guest (uncredited)

• 

  Al McGranary

  Senator (uncredited)

• William Meader

  Senator (uncredited)

• 

  Harold Miller

  Senate Official (uncredited)

• 

  Sol Murgi

  Senator (uncredited)

• Norman Papson

  Gay Bar Patron (uncredited)

• Charles Perry

  Senate Gallery Spectator (uncredited)

• Paul Power

  Senator (uncredited)

• 

  Walter Reed

  Senate Staff Clerk (uncredited)

• 

  Leoda Richards

  Senator (uncredited)

• Clark Ross

  Senator (uncredited)

• John Roy

  Reporter (uncredited)

• Carlisle Runge

  Washington Party Guest (uncredited)

• Dick Ryan

  Senator (uncredited)

• 

  Jeffrey Sayre

  Senate Staff Clerk (uncredited)

• Louis Scheyven

  Washington Party Guest (uncredited)

• 

  Bernard Sell

  Senator (uncredited)

• 

  Stephen Soldi

  Senate Gallery Spectator (uncredited)

• Marion Lloyd Stearns White

  Washington Party Guest (uncredited)

• Hal Taggart

  Senator (uncredited)

• Wayne Tucker

  Journalist (uncredited)

• Harty Wadsworth

  Washington Party Guest (uncredited)

• Jerry Wadsworth

  Washington Party Guest (uncredited)

• Byron White

  Washington Party Guest (uncredited)

• 

  Scoop Jackson

  Drink Refuser (uncredited)