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.
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
