Movie

A Lion Is in the Streets

“THE ROARING STORY OF A GIVE-AND-TAKE GUY! He took plenty from the chiselers...the crooks...and the tin-horns...and gave 'em nothing in return!”

★ 5.4(17)19531h 28m

Drama

IMDb

A Lion Is in the Streets is streaming on Artiflix in Italy. Availability checked 23 July 2026.

Where to watch A Lion Is in the Streets

🇮🇹 Italy

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Good to know

Director: Raoul Walsh
Release date: 1953-09-23
Runtime: 1h 28m
Language: English
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Studio: William Cagney Productions

About A Lion Is in the Streets

A Lion Is in the Streets is a 1953 movie in the Drama genre, directed by Raoul Walsh, starring James Cagney, Barbara Hale and Anne Francis. It has a runtime of 1 hour 28 minutes. It holds an average rating of 5.4/10 from 17 viewers. Below you can see where to watch A Lion Is in the Streets in Italy — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

A charismatic peddler from the Bayous finds his true calling in politics. Is he a demagogue in the making?

Cast

James Cagney

Hank Martin

Barbara Hale

Verity Wade Martin

Anne Francis

Sunny-Lou "Flamingo" McManamee

Warner Anderson

Jules Bolduc

John McIntire

Jeb Brown

Jeanne Cagney

Jennie Brown

Lon Chaney Jr.

Spurge McManamee

Frank McHugh

Frank Rector

Larry Keating

Robert L. Castleberry IV

Onslow Stevens

Guy Polli

James Millican

Samuel T. Beach

Mickey Simpson

Tim Beck, Blacksmith

Themes & keywords

based on novel or booksouthern usapoliticsbayoupolitical assassinationcorrupt politicianpeddlertraveling salesmanwitness eliminationgubernatorial candidaterun for governorwitness assassinationdemagoguehuey long