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The Boss ()

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Political corruption is vividly depicted as a ruthless WWI veteran takes almost complete control of a state with the help of a crooked lawyer. The film is enhanced by John Payne's persuasive performance as "The Boss."
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Cast

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Matt Brady
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Bob Herrick
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Lorry Reed (as Gloria McGhee)
Doe Avedon ...
Elsie Reynolds
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Tim Brady
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Stanley Millard
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Ernie Jackson
Robin Morse ...
Johnny Mazia
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Stitch (as Bill Phipps)
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Henry
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Tom Masterson
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Hamhead
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Abdullah Abbas ...
Gambler (uncredited)
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Gunman (uncredited)
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Parade Spectator (uncredited)
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Woman at Dedication (uncredited)
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James Bacon (uncredited)
Walter Bacon ...
Politician (uncredited)
Danny Borzage ...
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Saloon Patron (uncredited)
Jack Chefe ...
Servant (uncredited)
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Gov. Beck (uncredited)
Bing Conley ...
Parade Spectator (uncredited)
Antonio Filauri ...
Mr. Mazia (uncredited)
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Roy M. Millard (uncredited)
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Saloon Patron (uncredited)
Rudy Germane ...
Parade Spectator (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert ...
Politician at Dedication (uncredited)
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Radio Broadcaster (uncredited) (voice)
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Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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G-Man Guarding Lazetti / Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
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Hood (uncredited)
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Parade Spectator (uncredited)
Robert Haines ...
Politician at Dedication (uncredited)
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Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
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Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Bartender (uncredited)
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Saloon Patron (uncredited)
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Waitress (uncredited)
John Mansfield ...
Morrie Lazetti (uncredited)
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Earl Bentley (uncredited)
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Saloon Patron (uncredited)
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Saloon Patron (uncredited)
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Politician at Dedication (uncredited)
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Woman at Train Station (uncredited)
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Matt's Lawyer (uncredited)
Voltaire Perkins ...
Judge (uncredited)
Jack Ramstead ...
Police Officer (uncredited)
Joey Ray ...
Political Crony (uncredited)
Waclaw Rekwart ...
Attorney (uncredited)
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Earl Bentley (uncredited)
John Rogers ...
Deadbeat in Saloon (uncredited)
George Sawaya ...
Gunman at Station (uncredited)
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Politician at Dedication (uncredited)
Cap Somers ...
Parade Spectator (uncredited)
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Saloon Brawler / Man Restraining Matt in Court (uncredited)
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Cop (uncredited)
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Saloon Patron (uncredited)
Hal Taggart ...
Politician at Dedication (uncredited)
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Politician (uncredited)
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Saloon Patron (uncredited)

Directed by

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Byron Haskin

Written by

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Ben Perry ... (original story and screenplay by)
 
Dalton Trumbo ... (written by) (originally uncredited)

Produced by

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John Payne ... producer (uncredited)
Frank N. Seltzer ... producer
Walter Seltzer ... associate producer

Music by

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Albert Glasser

Cinematography by

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Hal Mohr ... director of photography

Editing by

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Ralph Dawson

Editorial Department

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Robert Chenault ... assistant editor

Art Direction by

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Frank Paul Sylos ... (as Frank P. Sylos)

Set Decoration by

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Ross Dowd

Makeup Department

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Beth Langston ... hair stylist
Otis Malcolm ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Carrol Sax ... production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Lew Borzage ... assistant director

Art Department

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Elmer Stock ... property master

Sound Department

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Robert G. Carlisle ... sound editor (as Robert Carlisle)
Stanley Cooley ... sound
Roger Heman Sr. ... sound (as Roger Heman)

Stunts

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Sol Gorss ... stunts (uncredited)
Charles Horvath ... stunts (uncredited)
Bob Morgan ... stunts (uncredited)
Harvey Parry ... stunts (uncredited)
Paul Stader ... stunt coordinator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Robert Campbell ... chief set electrician
E. Truman Joiner ... head grip (as Truman Joiner)

Casting Department

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Billy Selwyn ... casting supervisor (as William Selwyn)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Richard Chaney ... costumes: men (as Dick Cheney)
Neva Rames ... costumes: women

Script and Continuity Department

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Theresa Stanley ... script supervisor

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Special Effects

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Storyline

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Plot Keywords
Taglines "I'M THE BOSS" "I've Got My Finger In Every Vice Racket. The Police, Senate Investigators, Nobody Can Lay A Hand On Me. They Call Me A Public Enemy, But Someday I'm Going To Name My Own President." I'M THE BOSS See more »
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Additional Details

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Also Known As
  • El jefe (Spain)
  • 铁腕英雄 (China, Mandarin title)
  • Le Boss (Belgium, French title)
  • La caída de un caudillo (Argentina)
  • 顔役(ボス)（1955） (Japan, Japanese title)
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Runtime
  • 89 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia Gloria McGehee's debut. See more »
Goofs Approximately two minutes after the start of the film, the scene showing the parade of the returning soldiers has several anachronisms: standing with their backs to the camera, there is a line of about a dozen middle-aged or older women, whose knee-length hemlines and style of high heeled shoes wouldn't exist until the 1920s; to the left of the scene, hugging the shaft of a lamp-post, is a young boy wearing a short-sleeved shirt with a tropical-flower pattern, which boys of the First World War period would never have worn; in the center of the background behind the parading soldiers is a car whose windshield and roof style are typical of cars from the 1930s, but which would never have been seen on a pre-1920 automobile. See more »
Movie Connections Referenced in Trumbo (2007). See more »
Quotes Matt Brady: What have you got against me Mr. Millard?
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