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A Lion Is in the Streets

19535.5 / 1088 min

Drama

Overview

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!

A charismatic peddler from the Bayous finds his true calling in politics. Is he a demagogue in the making?

Cast

James Cagney

Hank Martin

Barbara Hale

Verity Wade

Anne Francis

Flamingo McManamee

Warner Anderson

Jules Bolduc

John McIntire

Jeb Brown

Jeanne Cagney

Jennie Brown

Lon Chaney Jr.

Spurge McManamee

Frank McHugh

Frank Rector

Larry Keating

Robert L. Castleberry IV

Onslow Stevens

Guy Polli

James Millican

Samuel T. Beach

Mickey Simpson

Tim Beck, Blacksmith

Sara Haden

Lula May McManamee

Ellen Corby

Singing Woman

Lee Aaker

Johnny Briscoe

Guy Way

Court Bailiff

Crew

Adria Locke Langley

Novel

Raoul Walsh

Director

Luther Davis

Screenplay

William Cagney

Producer

George Amy

Editor

Roscoe Cline

Special Effects

Kay Nelson

Wardrobe Designer

Wiard B. Ihnen

Production Design

Otis Malcolm

Makeup Artist

John K. Kean

Sound

William Kissell

Assistant Director

Fred M. MacLean

Set Decoration

Franz Waxman

Music

Harry Stradling Sr.

Director of Photography