A Lion Is in the Streets | Cast and Crew | Rotten Tomatoes

Tension boils over in a rural Southern community when the tough, idealistic Hank Martin backs a group of sharecroppers against their corrupt boss, Robert Castleberry, who has been taking advantage of them. The two sides come to blows, and one of Martin's friends, Jeb, is arrested for murder and must stand trial. Meanwhile, a gangster, Guy Polli, sees the hunger in Martin and makes it possible for him to rise in politics.

Released: Sep 23, 1953

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Cast

Crew

Raoul Walsh

Director

James Cagney

Hank Martin

Actor

Barbara Hale

Verity Wade

Actor

Anne Francis

Flamingo McManamee

Actor

Warner Anderson

Jules Bolduc

Actor

John McIntire

Jeb Brown

Actor

Jeanne Cagney

Jennie Brown

Actor

Lon Chaney Jr.

Spurge McManamee

Actor

Frank McHugh

Frank Rector

Actor

Larry Keating

Robert L. Castleberry IV

Actor

Onslow Stevens

Guy Polli

Actor

James Millican

Samuel T. Beach

Actor

Mickey Simpson

Tim Beck

Actor

Sara Haden

Lula May McManamee

Actor

Ellen Corby

Singing Woman

Actor

Roland Winters

Prosecutor (uncredited)

Actor

Burt Mustin

Swift (uncredited)

Actor

Irene Tedrow

Mrs. Sophie Peck (uncredited)

Actor

James Griffith

Mayor's Clerk (uncredited)

Actor

Fay Roope

Governor Charles Snowden (uncredited)

Actor

Henry Kulky

Polli's Butler (uncredited)

Actor

Sarah Selby

Townswoman (uncredited)

Actor

William "Bill" Phillips

Deputy Wilbur Lewis (uncredited)

Actor

Sam McDaniel

Moses, Butler to Bolduc (uncredited)

Actor

William Cagney

Producer

Luther Davis

Screenwriter

Franz Waxman

Original Music

Harry Stradling Sr.

Cinematographer

George Amy

Film Editing

Wiard Ihnen

Production Design

Fred M. MacLean

Set Decoration