États-Unis,
1953, 88 min
Réalisation:
Raoul WalshScénario:
Luther DavisPhotographie:
Harry Stradling Sr.Musique:
Franz WaxmanActeurs·trices:
James Cagney, Barbara Hale, Anne Francis, Warner Anderson, John McIntire, Jeanne Cagney, Lon Chaney Jr., Frank McHugh, Larry Keating (plus)Résumés(1)
In the South, peddler marries school teacher and then starts on a whirlwind rise politically, using hysteria among cotton pickers and small-town folk as his device. His rise is halted when his crooked goings-on are exposed. Based on the novel by Adria Locke Langley. (texte officiel du distributeur)