After runaway Ben Young is robbed and left on his own, he is taken in by Lil, the head of a Chicago brothel. Acting as a surrogate mother for Ben, who thinks she runs a boardinghouse, Lil gets him a job with Francis Sullivan at the local newspaper. As Ben is exposed to the workings of the big city, he realizes the extent of government corruption and sets out on the daunting task of reforming Chicago politics, finding several allies along the way.
Beau Bridges
as Ben Harvey
Μελίνα Μερκούρη
as Lil
Brian Keith
as Francis Sullivan
George Kennedy
as Axel P. Johanson
Hume Cronyn
as Tim Grogan
Margot Kidder
as Adeline
Roy Poole
as Dunne
Wilfrid Hyde-White
as The Governor
Melodie Johnson
as Lilah Letterby
John Randolph
as Father
Charles Tyner
as Dr. Lazarus
Joan Huntington
as Kitty
