Advise & Consent
06/06/1962
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.
Movie Information
Henry Fonda
as Robert Leffingwell
Charles Laughton
as Senator Seabright Cooley
Don Murray
as Senator Brigham Anderson
Walter Pidgeon
as Senate Majority Leader
Peter Lawford
as Senator Lafe Smith
Gene Tierney
as Dolly Harrison
Franchot Tone
as The President
Lew Ayres
as The Vice President
Burgess Meredith
as Herbert Gelman
Eddie Hodges
as Johnny Leffingwell
Paul Ford
as Senator Stanley Danta
George Grizzard
as Senator Fred van Ackerman
Inga Swenson
as Ellen Anderson
Frank Sinatra
as Self (voice)
Edward Andrews
as Senator Orrin Knox
Paul McGrath
as Hardiman Fletcher
Will Geer
as Senate Minority Leader
Betty White
as Senator Bessie Adams
Tom Helmore
as British Ambassador
Rene Paul
as French Ambassador
Paul Stevens
as Louis Newborn
Russ Brown
as Night Watchman Mike
Malcolm Atterbury
as Senator Tom August
Janet Jane Carty
as Pidge Anderson
Hilary Eaves
as Lady Maudulayne
Michele Montau
as Celestine Barre
J. Edward McKinley
as Senator Powell Hanson
Bill Quinn
as Senator Paul Hendershot
Tiki Santos
as Senator Kanaho
Raoul De Leon
as Senator Velez
Chet Stratton
as Rev. Carney Birch
Larry Tucker
as Manuel
Betty Murray
as Senator Lafe Smith's Girlfriend
John Granger
as Ray Shaff
Sid Gould
as Bartender
Meyer Davis
as Orchestra Conductor
Irv Kupcinet
as Journalist #1
Robert C. Wilson
as Journalist #2
Alan Emory
as Journalist #3
Jesse Stearns Buscher
as Journalist #4
Milton Berliner
as Journalist #5
Allan W. Cromley
as Journalist #6
William Knighton
as WHCA President
Guy M. Gillette
as Senator Harper
Henry Fountain Ashurst
as Senator McCafferty
Raj Mallick
as Indian Ambassador
Leon Alton
as Senator (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
as Senator (uncredited)
Joe Baird
as Senator (uncredited)
Eddie Baker
as Senator (uncredited)
Brandon Beach
as Senator (uncredited)
Mario Cimino
as Senator (uncredited)
Roger Clark
as Senator (uncredited)
Paul Cristo
as Senate Gallery Spectator (uncredited)
Harry Denny
as Senator (uncredited)
George DeNormand
as Senator (uncredited)
George Ford
as Senator (uncredited)
Cay Forester
as President's Secretary (uncredited)
Bobby Gilbert
as Senator (uncredited)
Polly Guggenheim
as Washington Socialite (uncredited)
Clive Halliday
as Senator (uncredited)
Helen Hardin
as Washington Socialite (uncredited)
Henry Jackson
as Drink Refuser (uncredited)
Virgil Johansen
as Senator (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
as Senate Chamber Reporter (uncredited)
Joseph La Cava
as Senator (uncredited)
Evelyn Lincoln
as Washington Party Guest (uncredited)
Al McGranary
as Senator (uncredited)
William Meader
as Senator (uncredited)
Harold Miller
as Senate Official (uncredited)
Sol Murgi
as Senator (uncredited)
Norman Papson
as Gay Bar Patron (uncredited)
Charles Perry
as Senate Gallery Spectator (uncredited)
Paul Power
as Senator (uncredited)
Walter Reed
as Senate Staff Clerk (uncredited)
Leoda Richards
as Senator (uncredited)
Clark Ross
as Senator (uncredited)
John Roy
as Reporter (uncredited)
Carlisle Runge
as Washington Party Guest (uncredited)
Dick Ryan
as Senator (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
as Senate Staff Clerk (uncredited)
Louis Scheyven
as Washington Party Guest (uncredited)
Bernard Sell
as Senator (uncredited)
Stephen Soldi
as Senate Gallery Spectator (uncredited)
Marion Lloyd Stearns White
as Washington Party Guest (uncredited)
Hal Taggart
as Senator (uncredited)
Wayne Tucker
as Journalist (uncredited)
Harty Wadsworth
as Washington Party Guest (uncredited)
Jerry Wadsworth
as Washington Party Guest (uncredited)
Byron White
as Washington Party Guest (uncredited)
