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.
Broderick Crawford | Willie Stark | |
John Ireland | Jack Burden | |
Joanne Dru | Anne Stanton | |
John Derek | Tom Stark | |
Mercedes McCambridge | Sadie Burke | |
Shepperd Strudwick | Adam Stanton | |
Ralph Dumke | Tiny Duffy | |
Anne Seymour | Lucy Stark | |
Katherine Warren | Mrs. McEvoy | |
Raymond Greenleaf | Judge Monte Stanton | |
Walter Burke | Sugar Boy | |
Will Wright | Dolph Pillsbury | |
Grandon Rhodes | Floyd McEvoy | |
Beau Anderson | Undetermined Role | |
Sam Ash | Undetermined Role | |
Richard Bartell | State Legislator | |
Mary Bear | File Clerk | |
Helena Benda | Undetermined Role | |
Stanley Blystone | Undetermined Role | |
Marshall Bradford | Senator | |
Chet Brandenburg | Man Listening to Speech | |
William Bruce | Commissioner | |
Al Cantor | Football Player | |
Wheaton Chambers | Senator | |
Edwin Chandler | Radio Announcer |
Director | Robert Rossen | |
Writer | Robert Penn Warren, Robert Rossen | |
Producer | Robert Rossen | |
Musician | Louis Gruenberg | |
Photography | Burnett Guffey |