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A Lion Is in the Streets

A Lion Is in the Streets

# THE ROARING STORY OF A GIVE-AND-TAKE GUY! He took plenty from the chiselers...the crooks...and the tin-horns...and gave 'em nothing in return!
Drama
📜 Overview: A charismatic peddler from the Bayous finds his true calling in politics. Is he a demagogue in the making?
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1953-09-23
⌚ Running Time: 88 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.5

Beloved Cast

James Cagney original image
Hank Martin
James Cagney
Barbara Hale original image
Verity Wade
Barbara Hale
Anne Francis original image
Flamingo McManamee
Anne Francis
Warner Anderson original image
Jules Bolduc
Warner Anderson
John McIntire original image
Jeb Brown
John McIntire
Jeanne Cagney original image
Jennie Brown
Jeanne Cagney
Lon Chaney Jr. original image
Spurge McManamee
Lon Chaney Jr.
Frank McHugh original image
Frank Rector
Frank McHugh
Larry Keating original image
Robert L. Castleberry IV
Larry Keating
Onslow Stevens original image
Guy Polli
Onslow Stevens
James Millican original image
Samuel T. Beach
James Millican
Mickey Simpson original image
Tim Beck, Blacksmith
Mickey Simpson
Sara Haden original image
Lula May McManamee
Sara Haden
Ellen Corby original image
Singing Woman
Ellen Corby
Lee Aaker original image
Johnny Briscoe
Lee Aaker
Guy Way original image
Court Bailiff
Guy Way

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