Summary: Dim-witted blowhard, Melvin G. Ashton, is a US Senator who wants to be President. He hires Lew Gibson, a talented PR man who gets Ashton in newsreels and on the front page, never thinking he'll win. But Ashton has a secret weapon: a diary documenting every shady deal his party's made for 35 years. With the diary, he blackmails the party leaders to support his candidacy, and he's on his way to the nomination... (imdb)

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Genre: Comedy

Country: USA

Directed By: George S. Kaufman

Written By: Charles MacArthur, Edwin Lanham

Starring: William Powell, Ray Collins, Peter Lind Hayes, Ella Raines, Arleen Whelan

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