The rise and fall of a powerful political boss and the corroding influence of the mob on government are brutally portrayed in this honest, hard-hitting drama which sees perennial B-rated actor Payne in one of his finest portrayals. Soldier Payne, made hard and ambitious by battle, returns
from WW I to the middle-class city where his brother is boss. He gets drunk and stands up his girl friend, who then gives him the thumb. To get even, he grabs a stranger in a bar and convinces her to marry him. When the boss finds out about the misalliance, they fight, and the brother dies of a
heart attack. Payne then takes over as boss. The machine he builds is more powerful tha...
Released:
1956
Rated:
NR
Length:
88 mins