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| Broderick Crawford | ... | Willie Stark | |
| John Ireland | ... | Jack Burden | |
| 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 (as Katharine Warren) | |
| Raymond Greenleaf | ... | Judge Monte Stanton | |
| Walter Burke | ... | Sugar Boy | |
| Will Wright | ... | Dolph Pillsbury | |
| Grandon Rhodes | ... | Floyd McEvoy | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Beau Anderson | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| Sam Ash | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| Richard Bartell | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| Mary Bear | ... | File Clerk (uncredited) | |
| Helena Benda | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| Stanley Blystone | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| Marshall Bradford | ... | Senator (uncredited) | |
| William Bruce | ... | Commissioner (uncredited) | |
| Wheaton Chambers | ... | Senator (uncredited) | |
| Edwin Chandler | ... | Radio Announcer (uncredited) | |
| Stephen Chase | ... | Puckett (uncredited) | |
| Tom Coleman | ... | Man tearing down poster (uncredited) | |
| James Conaty | ... | Party Guest (uncredited) | |
| William Cottrell | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Kenneth Cutler | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| Roy Darmour | ... | Politician at Harrison's Headquarters (uncredited) | |
| Earle S. Dewey | ... | Joe Harrison (uncredited) | |
| King Donovan | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Jack Evans | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| George Farmer | ... | Bus Man (uncredited) | |
| Charles Ferguson | ... | Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited) | |
| Tom Ferrandini | ... | Politician (uncredited) | |
| Robert Filmer | ... | Editor (uncredited) | |
| Paul Ford | ... | Spokesman for Impeachment (uncredited) | |
| Ted French | ... | Dance Caller (uncredited) | |
| Jack Gargan | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| John Giles | ... | Young Boy (uncredited) | |
| Dick Gordon | ... | Politician (uncredited) | |
| Jack Gordon | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| Avery Graves | ... | Senator (uncredited) | |
| William E. Green | ... | Senator (uncredited) | |
| Charles Haefeli | ... | Man in Cheap Bar (uncredited) | |
| Frank Hagney | ... | Stark Strong-Arm Man (uncredited) | |
| Richard Hale | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Bert Hanlon | ... | Editor (uncredited) | |
| Sam Harris | ... | Politician (uncredited) | |
| Judd Holdren | ... | Politician (uncredited) | |
| Robert Karnes | ... | Legislator (uncredited) | |
| Kenner G. Kemp | ... | Legislator (uncredited) | |
| Donald Kerr | ... | Spectator (uncredited) | |
| Tom Kingston | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| Mike Lally | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| Nolan Leary | ... | Senator (uncredited) | |
| James Linn | ... | Politician (uncredited) | |
| Ralph Littlefield | ... | Farmer (uncredited) | |
| Wilbur Mack | ... | Former Governor Stanton (uncredited) | |
| Louis Mason | ... | Minister (uncredited) | |
| Paul Maxey | ... | Local Chairman (uncredited) | |
| Frank McClure | ... | Doctor (uncredited) | |
| Walter Merrill | ... | Man in City Bar (uncredited) | |
| H.C. Miller | ... | Pa Stark (uncredited) | |
| Harold Miller | ... | Speaker of the House (uncredited) | |
| John 'Skins' Miller | ... | Drunk at Football Game (uncredited) | |
| Bob Milton | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| George Morrell | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| Truett Myers | ... | Minister at Funeral (uncredited) | |
| Pat O'Malley | ... | Politician (uncredited) | |
| Gil Perkins | ... | Spectator (uncredited) | |
| Charles Perry | ... | Bit Role (uncredited) | |
| Jeffrey Sayre | ... | Party Guest (uncredited) | |
| Charles Sherlock | ... | Politician at Harrison's Headquarters (uncredited) | |
| Leslie Sketchley | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| Irving Smith | ... | Butler (uncredited) | |
| Helene Stanley | ... | Helene Hale (uncredited) | |
| Larry Steers | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| Houseley Stevenson | ... | Madison - the Editor (uncredited) | |
| Charles Sullivan | ... | Spectator (uncredited) | |
| William Tannen | ... | Man in City Bar (uncredited) | |
| George Taylor | ... | Politician (uncredited) | |
| Al Thompson | ... | Man in Cheap Bar (uncredited) | |
| Glen Thompson | ... | State Trooper (uncredited) | |
| A.C. Tillman | ... | Sheriff (uncredited) | |
| Phil Tully | ... | Football Coach (uncredited) | |
| Reba Waterson | ... | Receptionist (uncredited) | |
| Frank Wilcox | ... | Public Relations Man (uncredited) | |
| Rhoda Williams | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| Harry Wilson | ... | One of Duffy's Goons (uncredited) | |
| Bill Wolfe | ... | Farmer (uncredited) | |
| Al Wyatt Sr. | ... | State Trooper (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Robert Rossen | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Robert Penn Warren | (Pulitzer Prize novel "All the King's Men") | |
| Robert Rossen | (written for the screen by) | |
Produced by | |||
| Robert Rossen | .... | producer (uncredited) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Louis Gruenberg | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Burnett Guffey | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Al Clark | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Sturges Carne | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Louis Diage | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Jean Louis | (gowns) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Clay Campbell | .... | makeup artist | |
| Helen Hunt | .... | hair stylist | |
| Robert J. Schiffer | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Sam Nelson | .... | assistant director | |
| Don Siegel | .... | second unit director (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Frank Goodwin | .... | sound engineer | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Gert Andersen | .... | camera operator (uncredited) | |
| Bill Johnson | .... | gaffer (uncredited) | |
| Irving Lippman | .... | still photographer (uncredited) | |
| Val O'Malley | .... | camera operator (uncredited) | |
| Emil Oster | .... | assistant camera (uncredited) | |
| Ray Rich | .... | grip (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Joan Joseff | .... | costume jeweller (uncredited) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Frank P. Keller | .... | assistant editor | |
| Robert Parrish | .... | editorial adviser | |
| Donald W. Starling | .... | montages | |
Music Department | |||
| Morris Stoloff | .... | musical director | |
| Mischa Bakaleinikoff | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| George Duning | .... | composer: additional music (uncredited) | |
| Howard Jackson | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| John Leipold | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| Paul Mertz | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| Joseph Nussbaum | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
| Ben Oakland | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| Marlin Skiles | .... | composer: additional music (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Shirley Miller | .... | assistant to the producer | |
| Donna M. Norridge | .... | script supervisor (uncredited) | |
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You know what I really appreciated about this political story? The filmmakers went overboard NOT to paint the main character as either a Republican or Democrat, Conservative or Liberal. It winds up, then, being more a human-interest story. In other words, there was no political agenda....unlike most films, especially in the last 50 years.
At any rate, Broderick Crawford does an outstanding job portraying the self- proclaimed "hick" Willie Starks, who rises from nothing to become governor of a state and then gets carried away with power and ego.
Mercedes McCambridge is equally riveting as one of his aides. She was a great actress, one of the most intense females I've ever seen on film. I'm sorry she didn't achieve stardom and make more movies than she did. She certainly had the talent. In fact, she won an Academy Award for this performance.
John Ireland also does very well here as another person helping "Willie." Add some good cinematography and you have a fascinating film start-to-finish. I look forward to viewing it again.