Drama
A man of humble beginnings and honest intentions rises to power by nefarious means. Along for the wild ride are an earnest reporter, a heretofore classy society girl, and a too-clever-for-her-own-good political flack.
Directed by
Robert Rossen
Helene Stanley
Helene Hale (uncredited)
Walter Burke
Sugar Boy
Larry Steers
Man at Impeachment Hearing (uncredited)
John Derek
Tom Stark
Richard Hale
Richard Hale (uncredited)
Anne Seymour
Mrs. Lucy Stark
Frank McLure
Doctor (uncredited)
John Ireland
Jack Burden
Harry Wilson
One of Duffy's Goons (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Party Guest (uncredited)
Katherine Warren
Mrs. Burden
Raymond Greenleaf
Judge Monte Stanton
Frank Hagney
Stark Strong-Arm Man (uncredited)
Joanne Dru
Anne Stanton
Broderick Crawford
Willie Stark
Mercedes McCambridge
Sadie Burke
Judd Holdren
Politician (uncredited)
Ralph Dumke
Tiny Duffy
Will Wright
Dolph Pillsbury
Ray Spiker
Farmer Listing to Speech (uncredited)
John 'Skins' Miller
Drunk at Football Game (uncredited)
Robert Karnes
Legislator (uncredited)
Houseley Stevenson
Madison, Editor (uncredited)
Louis Mason
Minister (uncredited)
Al Wyatt Sr.
State Trooper (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Legislator (uncredited)
Paul Maxey
Local Chairman (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
Man Listening to Speech (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Speaker of the House (uncredited)
Grandon Rhodes
Floyd McEvoy
Nolan Leary
Senator (uncredited)
Stephen Chase
Puckett (uncredited)
Jimmie Horan
Man Listening to Speech (uncredited)
Frank Wilcox
Public Relations Man (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley
Politician (uncredited)
William Tannen
Man in City Bar (uncredited)
Paul Ford
Spokesman for Impeachment (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Spectator (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
Former Governor Stanton (uncredited)
Al Thompson
Man in Cheap Bar (uncredited)
Ted French
Dance Caller (uncredited)
Wheaton Chambers
Senator (uncredited)
Bert Hanlon
Editor (uncredited)
Shepperd Strudwick
Adam Stanton
Charles Sullivan
Man Listening to Speech (uncredited)
King Donovan
Reporter (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Party Guest (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock
Politician at Harrison's Headquarters (uncredited)
Earle S. Dewey
Joe Harrison (uncredited)
Marshall Bradford
Senator (uncredited)
Tom Coleman
Man Tearing Down Poster (uncredited)
James Conaty
Party Guest (uncredited)
Roy Darmour
Politician at Harrison's Headquarters (uncredited)
Robert Filmer
Editor (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Politician (uncredited)
William E. Green
Senator (uncredited)
Charles Haefeli
Man in Cheap Bar (uncredited)
Walter Merrill
Man in City Bar (uncredited)
Phil Tully
Football Coach (uncredited)
Glen Walters
Woman Listening to Speech (uncredited)
Bill Wolfe
Farmer (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Politician (uncredited)
Charles Ferguson
Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited)
Richard Bartell
State Legislator (uncredited)
Mary Bear
File Clerk (uncredited)
William Bruce
Commissioner (uncredited)
Edwin Chandler
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
William Cottrell
Reporter (uncredited)
Jack Deery
Man at Impeachment Hearing (uncredited)
George Farmer
Bus Man (uncredited)
Tom Ferrandini
Politician (uncredited)
Slim Gaut
Man Listening to Speech (uncredited)
John Giles
Young Boy (uncredited)
Avery Graves
Senator (uncredited)
James Linn
Politician (uncredited)
H.C. Miller
Pa Stark (uncredited)
Truett Myers
Minister at Funeral (uncredited)
Sammy Shack
Duffy Associate (uncredited)
Irving Smith
Butler (uncredited)
George Taylor
Politician (uncredited)
Glen Thompson
State Trooper (uncredited)
A.C. Tillman
Sheriff (uncredited)
Reba Waterson
Receptionist (uncredited)

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