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| Directed by | Raoul Walsh |
| Screenplay by | Luther Davis |
| Based on | A Lion Is in the Streets 1945 novel by Adria Locke Langley |
| Produced by | William Cagney |
| Starring | James Cagney Barbara Hale Anne Francis Warner Anderson John McIntire Jeanne Cagney Lon Chaney Jr. Frank McHugh Larry Keating Onslow Stevens James Millican |
| Cinematography | Harry Stradling |
| Edited by | George Amy |
| Music by | Franz Waxman |
| Color process | Technicolor |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A Lion Is in the Streets is a 1953 American drama film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring James Cagney, whose brother William was the producer and his younger sister Jeanne was a member of the cast. The screenplay is based on a 1945 book by Adria Locke Langley. The film has similarities to the 1949 film All the King's Men, with Cagney playing a Southern politician loosely based on Huey Long