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Henry Fonda
Robert Leffingwell
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Charles Laughton
Senator Seabright Cooley
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Don Murray
Senator Brigham Anderson
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Walter Pidgeon
Senate Majority Leader
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Peter Lawford
Senator Lafe Smith
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Gene Tierney
Dolly Harrison
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Franchot Tone
The President
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Lew Ayres
The Vice President
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Burgess Meredith
Herbert Gelman
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Eddie Hodges
Johnny Leffingwell
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Paul Ford
Senator Stanley Danta
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George Grizzard
Senator Fred van Ackerman
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Inga Swenson
Ellen Anderson
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Frank Sinatra
Self (voice)
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Edward Andrews
Senator Orrin Knox
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Paul McGrath
Hardiman Fletcher
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Will Geer
Senate Minority Leader
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Betty White
Senator Bessie Adams
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Tom Helmore
British Ambassador
- Rene Paul French Ambassador
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Paul Stevens
Louis Newborn
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Russ Brown
Night Watchman Mike
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Malcolm Atterbury
Senator Tom August
- Janet Jane Carty Pidge Anderson
- Hilary Eaves Lady Maudulayne
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Michele Montau
Celestine Barre
- J. Edward McKinley Senator Powell Hanson
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Bill Quinn
Senator Paul Hendershot
- Tiki Santos Senator Kanaho
- Raoul De Leon Senator Velez
- Chet Stratton Rev. Carney Birch
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Larry Tucker
Manuel
- Betty Murray Senator Lafe Smith's Girlfriend
- John Granger Ray Shaff
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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)
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Eddie Baker
Senator (uncredited)
- Brandon Beach Senator (uncredited)
- Mario Cimino Senator (uncredited)
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Roger Clark
Senator (uncredited)
- Paul Cristo Senate Gallery Spectator (uncredited)
- Harry Denny Senator (uncredited)
- George DeNormand Senator (uncredited)
- George Ford Senator (uncredited)
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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)
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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)
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Harold Miller
Senate Official (uncredited)
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Sol Murgi
Senator (uncredited)
- Norman Papson Gay Bar Patron (uncredited)
- Charles Perry Senate Gallery Spectator (uncredited)
- Paul Power Senator (uncredited)
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Walter Reed
Senate Staff Clerk (uncredited)
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Leoda Richards
Senator (uncredited)
- Clark Ross Senator (uncredited)
- John Roy Reporter (uncredited)
- Carlisle Runge Washington Party Guest (uncredited)
- Dick Ryan Senator (uncredited)
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Jeffrey Sayre
Senate Staff Clerk (uncredited)
- Louis Scheyven Washington Party Guest (uncredited)
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Bernard Sell
Senator (uncredited)
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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)
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Scoop Jackson
Drink Refuser (uncredited)