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Advise and Consent   1962         N/R, 139 min. Genre: Drama Director: Otto Preminger   Cast: Henry Fonda, Walter Pidgeon, Don Murray, Charles Laughton, Peter Lawford, George Grizzard, Gene Tierney, Franchot Tone, Burgess Meredith, Paul Ford, Lew Ayres, Eddie Hodges, Inga Swenson, Edward Andrews   Backstage politics are exemplified in this film concerned with the U.S. Senate Confirmation Hearings of the President's (Franchot Tone) newly appointed Secretary of State Robert A. Leffingwell (Henry Fonda). It provides an insightful look into Washington, D.C., politics. Cast Henry Fonda Robert A. Leffingwell Walter Pidgeon Senate Majority Leader Don Murray Senator Brigham Anderson Charles Laughton Senator Seabright Cooley Peter Lawford Senator Lafe Smith George Grizzard Senator Fred Van Ackerman Gene Tierney Dolly Harrison Franchot Tone The President Burgess Meredith Herbert Gelman Paul Ford Senator Stanley Danta Lew Ayres Vice President Harley Hudson Eddie Hodges Johnny Leffingwell Inga Swenson Ellen Anderson Edward Andrews Senator Orrin Knox