A Lion Is in the Streets
1953 · Movie · 1h 28m · NR
Drama
"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!"
Overview
A charismatic peddler from the Bayous finds his true calling in politics. Is he a demagogue in the making?
Ratings
IMDb
6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes
67%
Metacritic
66/100
Key crew
- Raoul WalshDirector
- Luther DavisScreenplay
Cast
- James CagneyHank Martin
- Barbara HaleVerity Wade Martin
- Anne FrancisSunny-Lou "Flamingo" McManamee
- Warner AndersonJules Bolduc
- John McIntireJeb Brown
- Jeanne CagneyJennie Brown
- Lon Chaney Jr.Spurge McManamee
- Frank McHughFrank Rector
- Larry KeatingRobert L. Castleberry IV
- Onslow StevensGuy Polli
- James MillicanSamuel T. Beach
- Mickey SimpsonTim Beck, Blacksmith
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Themes
based on novel or booksouthern usapoliticsbayoupolitical assassinationcorrupt politicianpeddlertraveling salesmanwitness eliminationgubernatorial candidaterun for governorwitness assassination