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.
John Ireland
as Jack Burden
Broderick Crawford
as Willie Stark
Joanne Dru
as Anne Stanton
John Derek
as Tom Stark
Mercedes McCambridge
as Sadie Burke
Shepperd Strudwick
as Adam Stanton
Ralph Dumke
as Tiny Duffy
Anne Seymour
as Mrs. Lucy Stark
Katherine Warren
as Mrs. Burden
Raymond Greenleaf
as Judge Monte Stanton
Walter Burke
as Sugar Boy
Will Wright
as Dolph Pillsbury
