A Lion Is in the Streets

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. Cagney's 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 King's Men, featuring Broderick Crawford in an Academy Award-winning performance.

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1953
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Verity Wade:
It's these folks. They're all so wonderful.

Hank Martin:
Well, all folks is wonderful. You just have to know the right place to kick 'em in.

Verity Wade:
What?

Hank Martin:
Sure. It's like learnin' to play a musical instrument by ear. All you gotta know is what place to push to get what note. Then pretty soon, everybody's dancin'...to your tune.

Flamingo:
I've been your wife ever since I knowed what the word meant.

Hank Martin:
Brighten up, sweet-face, brighten up, 'cause you married a winner, not a loser!

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