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.
First Monday in October
In the Supreme Court, there are only eight of them against all of her.
For the first time in history a woman is appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, where she becomes a friendly rival to a liberal associate.
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Walter Matthau Dan Snow
Jill Clayburgh Ruth Loomis
Barnard Hughes Chief Justice Crawford
Jan Sterling Christine Snow
James Stephens Mason Woods
Joshua Bryant Bill Russell
Wiley Harker Justice Harold Webb
F.J. O'Neil Justice Waldo Thompson
Charles Lampkin Justice Josiah Clewes
Lew Palter Justice Benjamin Halperin
Richard McMurray Justice Richard Carey
Herb Vigran Justice Ambrose Quincy
Edmund Stoiber Committee Chairman
Noble Willingham Nebraska Attorney
Richard McKenzie Hostile Senator
Ann Doran Storekeeper
Dallas Alinder Norman
Olive Dunbar Ms. Radabaugh
Hugh Gillin Southern Senator
James Brodhead Court Marshall
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