What is All the King's Men (1949 movie)?
{{italic title}} '''''All the King's Men''''' is a 1949 political [[drama movie]]. ==Plot== Politician Willie Stark goes from a rural [[county seat]] to the [[governor]]'s [[mansion]]. He loses a race for county treasurer. Stark teaches himself law. As a [[lawyer]], he continues fighting the local establishment. He eventually rises to become a candidate for governor. He loses the first time. On his second try, he wins. Along the way, Stark loses his innocence. He becomes dishonest like the politicians against whom he fought. His son becomes [[paralysis|paralyzed]] in a [[drunk driving]] accident that kills a female passenger. ==Cast== * [[Broderick Crawford]] as Willie Stark * [[John Ireland (actor)|John Ireland]] as Jack Burden * [[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 (actress)|Anne Seymour]] as Mrs. Lucy Stark * [[Katherine Warren|Katharine Warren]] as Mrs. Burden * [[Raymond Greenleaf]] as Judge Monte Stanton * [[Helene Stanley]] as Helene Hale * [[Walter Burke]] as Sugar Boy * [[Will Wright (actor)|Will Wright]] as Dolph Pillsbury * [[Grandon Rhodes]] as Floyd McEvoy Character actor [[Paul Ford]] has an uncredited role as the Leader of the Senate Opposition ==Awards== ''All the King's Men'' won three [[Academy Awards]]: Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress. [[Category:1949 drama movies]] [[Category:1940s American drama movies]] [[Category:Movies based on books]] [[Category:Movies directed by Robert Rossen]] [[Category:Columbia Pictures movies]] [[Category:Movies about elections]] [[Category:Movies about politicians]]