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A Lion Is in the Streets. A Lion Is in the Streets is a 1953 American drama film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring James Cagney as a Southern politician loosely based on Huey Long. Cagney's brother William was the producer, and his younger sister Jeanne was a member of the cast. The screenplay was based on a 1945 book by Adria Locke Langley.
- A Lion Is in the Streets, 1945 novel, by Adria Locke Langley
- Franz Waxman
A Lion Is in the Streets: Directed by Raoul Walsh. With James Cagney, Barbara Hale, Anne Francis, Warner Anderson. A charismatic peddler from the bayous finds his true calling in politics.
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- Raoul Walsh
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- Drama, Romance, Thriller
Lion Is In The Streets, A -- (Movie Clip) High Type College People Kids rushing out of the rain into their bayou schoolhouse, new teacher Verity Wade (Barbara Hale) herding, when local peddler Hank (James Cagney) arrives, opening scenes in director Raoul Walsh's A Lion Is In The Streets, 1953, loosely based on the life of Louisiana governor Huey P. Long.
- Raoul Walsh, William Kissel
- James Cagney
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Advertise With Us. Tension boils over in a rural Southern community when the tough, idealistic Hank Martin (James Cagney) backs a group of sharecroppers against their corrupt boss, Robert ...
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- James Cagney
- Raoul Walsh
- William Cagney Productions
Gradually, she realizes that Hank's popularity is the fruit of his expert manipulation of everyone he knows. She's further taken aback when she meets sexy swamp girl Flamingo, who considered Hank hers and is murderously jealous. Now Hank starts crusading against a crooked cotton buyer, and swiftly rises toward political power.
Apr 1, 2022 · A Lion Is in the Streets. By Richard Brody. April 1, 2022. James Cagney blusters and glad-hands his way through this rowdy, splashy, yet chilling 1953 Technicolor drama, directed by Raoul Walsh ...
