All the King's Men (1949)

7.0/10 109 min Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

John Ireland

Jack Burden

Broderick Crawford

Willie Stark

Joanne Dru

Anne Stanton

John Derek

Tom Stark

Mercedes McCambridge

Sadie Burke

Shepperd Strudwick

Adam Stanton

Ralph Dumke

Tiny Duffy

Anne Seymour

Mrs. Lucy Stark

Katherine Warren

Mrs. Burden

Raymond Greenleaf

Judge Monte Stanton

Walter Burke

Sugar Boy

Will Wright

Dolph Pillsbury

Grandon Rhodes

Floyd McEvoy

Chet Brandenburg

Man Listening to Speech (uncredited)

Wheaton Chambers

Senator (uncredited)

Stephen Chase

Puckett (uncredited)

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