"THE ROARING STORY OF A GIVE-AND-TAKE GUY! He took plenty from the chiselers...the crooks...and the tin-horns...and gave 'em nothing in return!" 23 September 1953 Drama 88 mins
A charismatic peddler from the Bayous finds his true calling in politics. Is he a demagogue in the making?
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James Cagney as Hank Martin
Barbara Hale as Verity Wade Martin
Anne Francis as Sunny-Lou "Flamingo" McManamee
Warner Anderson as Jules Bolduc
John McIntire as Jeb Brown
Jeanne Cagney as Jennie Brown
Lon Chaney Jr. as Spurge McManamee
Frank McHugh as Frank Rector
Larry Keating as Robert L. Castleberry IV
Onslow Stevens as Guy Polli
James Millican as Samuel T. Beach
Mickey Simpson as Tim Beck, Blacksmith
Sara Haden as Lula May McManamee
Ellen Corby as Singing Woman
Lee Aaker as Johnny Briscoe
Guy Way as Court Bailiff
Raoul Walsh Director
Luther Davis Screenplay
Adria Locke Langley Novel
William Cagney Producer
Franz Waxman Music
George Amy Editor
Fred M. MacLean Set Decoration
Wiard B. Ihnen Production Design
Otis Malcolm Makeup Artist
William Kissell Assistant Director
John K. Kean Sound
Roscoe Cline Special Effects
Kay Nelson Wardrobe Designer
Harry Stradling Sr. Director of Photography
Un lion dans la rue Trailer
United States 23 September 1953
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