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The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947) was a Comedy - Black-and-white Film directed by George S. Kaufman and produced by Nunnally Johnson and Gene Fowler Jr..

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The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947, George S. Kaufman)

on Feb 8, 2013 From The Stop Button

The Senator Was Indiscreet is a fun enough little film. It’s little for a few reasons; sadly, the primary one is the budget. Enough of the film takes place in William Powell’s hotel room, one would think it’s a play adaptation. The story is more ambitious than the finished film can... Read full article

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Senator Melvin G. Ashton: [to Houlihan] Owning a nice little diary is like owning a nice little atom bomb. Even if you don't do anything with it, it's a comfort to know it's there.
Lew Gibson: [to the Indian chiefs] Now, remember, you're Indians.
Houlihan: [to Ashton] No member of the party has the right to deny he is not a candidate unless he is a candidate.
Senator Melvin G. Ashton: There's one thing you can't say about me, Fred, I have never put one man or woman on the public payroll who was not my own blood kin-or Mrs. Ashton's, anyway.
Lew Gibson: [to Poppy] You can't go around quoting politicians correctly! That's dirty journalism and you know it!
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The final of fourteen films pairing William Powell and Myrna Loy.
This was the only film directed by playwright and stage director George S. Kaufman. Kaufman directed the film in the same manner that he directed in the theater by closing his eyes and listening only to the actors speaking the dialogue, with no regard to how the scene looked. Since Kaufman knew nothing about the technical aspects of filmmaking, associate producer Gene Fowler Jr. looked after those issues, with Kaufman allowing Fowler to cut a take at his discretion if there was a technical problem.
"Screen Director's Playhouse" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on October 3, 1949 with William Powell reprising his film role.
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