25 Dec 1997
Wag the Dog
During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To distract the public until the election, the President's adviser hires a Hollywood producer to help him stage a fake war.
The Senator Was Indiscreet
He's the NEW candidate for the screen's HOWL of fame!
A bumbling, long-winded and crooked Southern senator, considered by some as a dark horse for the Presidency, panics his party when his tell-all diary is stolen.
Top Billed Cast
William Powell Senator Melvin G. Ashton
Ella Raines Poppy McNaughton
Peter Lind Hayes Lew Gibson
Arleen Whelan Valerie Shepherd
Ray Collins Fred Houlihan
Allen Jenkins Farrell
Charles D. Brown Dinty
Hans Conried Waiter
Whit Bissell Robert Oakes
Milton Parsons 'You Know Who'
Francis Pierlot Frank
Oliver Blake Indian
Chief Thundercloud Indian (as Chief Thunder Cloud)
Chief Yowlachie Indian
Iron Eyes Cody Indian
Boyd Davis Politico
Rodney Bell Politico
Edward Clark Eddie
Cynthia Corley Helen
William Forrest U.S. Officer
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