US senator (Lionel Barrymore) falls in love with a young woman (Karen Morley), without realizing she's using him to back the lobbyist she works for..
Is it worth your time? If you like old-school political dramas that don't pull their punches regarding how rotten Washington is, maybe. If you need snappy, modern pacing, stay away. This is strictly for people who like watching powerful men lose their minds over younger women and bad policy. Lionel Barrymore is really...
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"Is it worth your time? If you like old-school political dramas that don't pull their punches regarding how rotten Washington is, maybe. If you need snappy, modern pacing, stay away. This is strictly for people who like watching powerful men lose their minds over younger women and bad policy. Lionel Barrymore is really the whole show here. He plays this senator with a kind of heavy, hunched-over desperation that makes you want to look away. He’s supposed to be this titan of industry and policy, ..."
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