A Lion Is in the Streets
1953 · Movie · NR · 88 min · ★ 5.4
Peddler Hank Martin becomes a local hero after he exposes how a cotton mill has been cheating sharecroppers then stands up to the local powers to stop the scandal. When the story makes the newspaper headlines--with Martin's help--he is drafted to run for governor. But Martin sews the seeds of his own destruction by accepting the support of politically connected Guy Polli and Flamingo, who controls the town's vice, in exchange for helping them protect a murderer.
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Details
- Years
- 1953
- Release date
- 1953-09-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 88 min
- TMDB rating
- 5.4/10 (17 votes)
Themes
- based on novel or book
- southern usa
- politics
- bayou
- political assassination
- corrupt politician
- peddler
- traveling salesman
- witness elimination
- gubernatorial candidate
- run for governor
- witness assassination
- +2 more
Cast & crew
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
Directed by Raoul Walsh