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.
Directed by Otto Preminger
usa president
washington dc, usa
based on novel or book
senate
senator
politician
based on play or musical
anti-communism
lgbt
senate hearing
secret past
usa politics
secretary of state
gay theme
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.8 / 5
Cast
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
Paul Ford
Senator Stanley Danta
George Grizzard
Senator Fred van Ackerman
Crew
Otto Preminger
Director
Jerry Fielding
Original Music Composer
Sam Leavitt
Director of Photography
Otto Preminger
Producer
Frank Sinatra
Songs
Loring Mandel
Theatre Play
Popular Reviews
7 reviews
Leslie
8.0★ · 02/17/26
Scoop Jackson jumpscare….
Scoop Jackson jumpscare….
Tvisha Mahajan
7.0★ · 11/24/25
A whole lot of men talking actually sorry the last hour was way better i liked this film
A whole lot of men talking actually sorry the last hour was way better i liked this film
