![]() ![]() Franchot Tone makes a believable ailing president, and it's great to see Gene Tierney in 1962, perfectly cast as a cool, smiley Senator's wife. That's the secret to the movie, overall, it's ability to make the people real, including a host of really great actors like Charles Laughton and Walter Pidgeon, and of course Henry Fonda, who has a smaller role. Reminds me of my classrooms, and that brings government down to a level of believability. ![]() And we see the power of the system, the value of begrudging respect for those with opposite views, and plain old simplicity of being on the Senate floor and making points, orally, in front of a bunch of others, some of them actually listening. ![]() We see the dirty deals behind the scenes, but also that dignity and wisdom is preserved by some of the men (and one woman, shown). ![]() Advise and Consent (1962) A moving look at a fictional moment in American politics. ![]()
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