A Lion Is in the Streets (1953)
- Directed by
- Raoul Walsh
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.4 of 10 from 17 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A charismatic but ruthless traveling salesman uses his charm and cunning to rise to political power in the American South. The story follows his climb and the corruption that comes with it.
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What happens
A Lion Is in the Streets is a 1953 American political thriller drama film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring James Cagney, whose brother William was the producer and his younger sister Jeanne was a member of the cast. The screenplay is based on a 1945 book by Adria Locke Langley. The film has similarities to the 1949 film All the King's Men, with Cagney playing a Southern politician loosely based on Huey Long. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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