Synopsis
A poor boy rises to power in politics.
Movie Information
- Director
- Roy Del Ruth
- Writers
- Howard Ellis Smith, Kathryn Scola
- Release Year
- 1936
- Runtime
- 79 minutes
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (3 votes)
Top Cast
George Raft
Enrico Scaffa
Rosalind Russell
Beatrice Newnes
Leo Carrillo
Giuseppe
Arline Judge
Miss Sullivan
Alan Dinehart
Rodman Dreke
Andrew Tombes
Dooley
Arthur Hohl
Honest John Pelkey
Pierre Watkin
District Attorney
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