Anne Richards (Patricia Neal), a California environmentalist, travels to Washington, D.C., in an attempt to save an endangered bird. When she first arrives, almost everyone she meets is either corrupt, unhelpful or cynical. However, she eventually finds two unlikely allies in Johnnie Adams (Edmund Gwenn), an elderly engraver who has gained influence by posing as a retired Navy admiral, and Steve Bennett (Victor Mature), a smooth-talking oil lobbyist. Wikipedia
Anne Richards (Patricia Neal), a California environmentalist, travels to Washington, D.C., in an attempt to save an endangered bird. When she first arrives, almost everyone she meets is either corrupt, unhelpful or cynical. However, she eventually finds two unlikely allies in Johnnie Adams (Edmund Gwenn), an elderly engraver who has gained...