The Senator Was Indiscreet

This broad political satire, George S. Kaufman's directorial debut, is a fine film, but it would have been a much better one had its barbs been aimed at more specific targets. Moreover, the jokes might have worked better had Kaufman contributed to the writing. Myrna Loy and William Powell make their last appearance together here, though her role is just a small cameo. Powell is a pompous boor of a senator who is too dumb to be true. After two decades of fooling his constituents, Powell thinks that he might make a fine President, so he begins a campaign for the nation's highest office, with Hayes as his press agent. The political bosses of his party, led by Brown, w...