Two of the three leads in this film had long careers, including multiple movies for which they are particularly known. The heavy even has a charming cameo in A Little Romance (1979) Judy Holliday (cancer) died in her 40s and had few notable movie roles. But, she shines here in a role she also aced on the stage.
The main card game scene, including focusing on her flair while playing while her powerful big lug boyfriend basically watches in awe, is great. Ditto the scene where the writer hired to "teach her couth" (as the t.v. summary framed it) was schooled by her when he had to explain his pretentious article ("why didn't you just say that?" indeed). The film itself has an almost Capra belief in civics (rare crooked members of Congress, huh?) but its heart is in the right place and still has something to teach us. I recall seeing the remake and thinking it okay.
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