A Lion Is in the Streets

A Lion Is in the Streets is a 1953 drama film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring James Cagney as a southern politician loosely based on Huey Long. Cagneys brother William was the producer, while his younger sister Jeanne was a member of the cast. The screenplay was based on a 1945 book by Adria Locke Langley. The film is compared to the similar 1949 film All the Kings Men, featuring Broderick Crawford in an Academy Awardwinning performance.

Jules invites the couple to dine with him that night, but Hank soon quarrels with another guest, Robert L. Castlebury IV Larry Keating. He accuses Castlebury, the owner of the company that buys cotton, of shortchanging the poor farmers.When Hank goes about his business, Verity accompanies him to the bayou. A young woman named Flamingo Anne Francis leaps into his arms, but when she learns that he is now married, she tries to arrange for an alligator to rid her of her rival. Verity is only injured. However, Flamingo does not give up on the man she has loved since she was a teen. After Hank sends Verity home to recover, Flamingo tracks Hank down on the road. She overcomes his resistance, and they start an affair. ........

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