A Lion Is in the Streets (1953) 720p James Cagney, Barbara Hale, Anne Francis, Warner Anderson

A charismatic peddler from the bayous finds his true calling in politics. Is he a demagogue in the making Tension boils over in a rural Southern community when the tough, idealistic Hank Martin (James Cagney) backs a group of sharecroppers against their corrupt boss, Robert Castleberry (Larry Keating), who has been taking advantage of them. The two sides come to blows, and one of Martin s friends, Jeb (John McIntire), is arrested for murder and must stand trial. Meanwhile, a gangster, Guy Polli (Onslow Stevens), sees the hunger in Martin and makes it possible for him to rise in politics.