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All the King's Men( 1949)

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He Might Have Been A Pretty Good Guy . . . If Too Much Power . . . And Women . . . Hadn't Gone To his Head !

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      John Ireland

      Jack Burden

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      Broderick Crawford

      Willie Stark

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      Joanne Dru

      Anne Stanton

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      John Derek

      Tom Stark

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      Mercedes McCambridge

      Sadie Burke

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      Shepperd Strudwick

      Adam Stanton

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      Ralph Dumke

      Tiny Duffy

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      Anne Seymour

      Mrs. Lucy Stark

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      Katherine Warren

      Mrs. Burden

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      Raymond Greenleaf

      Judge Monte Stanton

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      Walter Burke

      Sugar Boy

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      Will Wright

      Dolph Pillsbury

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      Grandon Rhodes

      Floyd McEvoy

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      Marshall Bradford

      Senator (uncredited)

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      Chet Brandenburg

      Man Listening to Speech (uncredited)

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      Wheaton Chambers

      Senator (uncredited)

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      Stephen Chase

      Puckett (uncredited)

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      Tom Coleman

      Man Tearing Down Poster (uncredited)

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      James Conaty

      Party Guest (uncredited)

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      Roy Darmour

      Politician at Harrison's Headquarters (uncredited)

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      Earle S. Dewey

      Joe Harrison (uncredited)

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      King Donovan

      Reporter (uncredited)

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      Robert Filmer

      Editor (uncredited)

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      Paul Ford

      Spokesman for Impeachment (uncredited)

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      Dick Gordon

      Politician (uncredited)

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      William E. Green

      Senator (uncredited)

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      Charles Haefeli

      Man in Cheap Bar (uncredited)

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      Frank Hagney

      Stark Strong-Arm Man (uncredited)

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      Richard Hale

      Richard Hale (uncredited)

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      Bert Hanlon

      Editor (uncredited)

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      Judd Holdren

      Politician (uncredited)

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      Robert Karnes

      Legislator (uncredited)

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      Kenner G. Kemp

      Legislator (uncredited)

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      Donald Kerr

      Spectator (uncredited)

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      Nolan Leary

      Senator (uncredited)

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      Wilbur Mack

      Former Governor Stanton (uncredited)

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      Louis Mason

      Minister (uncredited)

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      Paul Maxey

      Local Chairman (uncredited)

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      Frank McLure

      Doctor (uncredited)

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      Walter Merrill

      Man in City Bar (uncredited)

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      Harold Miller

      Speaker of the House (uncredited)

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      John "Skins" Miller

      Drunk at Football Game (uncredited)

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      Pat O'Malley

      Politician (uncredited)

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      Jeffrey Sayre

      Party Guest (uncredited)

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      Charles Sherlock

      Politician at Harrison's Headquarters (uncredited)

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      Ray Spiker

      Farmer Listing to Speech (uncredited)

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      Helene Stanley

      Helene Hale (uncredited)

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      Larry Steers

      Man at Impeachment Hearing (uncredited)

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      Houseley Stevenson

      Madison, Editor (uncredited)

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      Charles Sullivan

      Man Listening to Speech (uncredited)

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      William Tannen

      Man in City Bar (uncredited)

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      Phil Tully

      Football Coach (uncredited)

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      Glen Walters

      Woman Listening to Speech (uncredited)

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      Frank Wilcox

      Public Relations Man (uncredited)

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      Harry Wilson

      One of Duffy's Goons (uncredited)

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      Bill Wolfe

      Farmer (uncredited)

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      Al Wyatt Sr.

      State Trooper (uncredited)

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      Sam Harris

      Politician (uncredited)

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      Charles Ferguson

      Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited)

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      Richard Bartell

      State Legislator (uncredited)

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      Mary Bear

      File Clerk (uncredited)

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      William Bruce

      Commissioner (uncredited)

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      Edwin Chandler

      Radio Announcer (uncredited)

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      William Cottrell

      Reporter (uncredited)

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      Jack Deery

      Man at Impeachment Hearing (uncredited)

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      George Farmer

      Bus Man (uncredited)

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      Tom Ferrandini

      Politician (uncredited)

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      Ted French

      Dance Caller (uncredited)

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      Slim Gaut

      Man Listening to Speech (uncredited)

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      John Giles

      Young Boy (uncredited)

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      Avery Graves

      Senator (uncredited)

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      Jimmie Horan

      Man Listening to Speech (uncredited)

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      James Linn

      Politician (uncredited)

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      H.C. Miller

      Pa Stark (uncredited)

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      Truett Myers

      Minister at Funeral (uncredited)

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      Frank O'Connor

      Party Guest (uncredited)

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      Sammy Shack

      Duffy Associate (uncredited)

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      Irving Smith

      Butler (uncredited)

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      George Taylor

      Politician (uncredited)

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      Al Thompson

      Man in Cheap Bar (uncredited)

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      Glen Thompson

      State Trooper (uncredited)

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      A.C. Tillman

      Sheriff (uncredited)

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      Reba Waterson

      Receptionist (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 1Discussion

    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Tue Jun 04 2019
    Honesty, integrity, corruption and murder! Willie Stark is an upstanding pillar of the community, when he is coaxed into standing in the local election he gets a thirst for politics. As he progresses through the political ranks he loses sight of the very things that he first stood for, with him, and all those associated with him getting muddier by the day. Adapted by Robert Rossen (director and screenplay) from the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Robert Penn Warren, All The King's Men is the story about the rise and fall of a rotten politician. Almost certainly based on Louisiana Governo...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • newspaper
    • governor
    • based on novel or book
    • southern usa
    • politics
    • politician
    • rise and fall
    • reporter
    • black and white
    • political assassination
    • corrupt politician
    • hick
    • preserved film