A rich society woman uses a gangster to win a congressional election.A rich society woman uses a gangster to win a congressional election.A rich society woman uses a gangster to win a congressional election.
Joyce Bryant
- Nightclub Singer
- (as Joyce Bryant and the Flennoy Trio)
Stanley Andrews
- Tomahawk Club Boss
- (uncredited)
Walter Baldwin
- Bookie - Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
- Man Entering Elevator
- (uncredited)
Truman Bradley
- Radio Forum Moderator
- (uncredited)
Gordon B. Clarke
- Nightclub Pianist
- (uncredited)
James Conaty
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Lester Dorr
- Reporter at Party
- (uncredited)
Ben Erway
- Tomahawk Club Politico
- (uncredited)
Mary Field
- Lady with Question on Radio Forum
- (uncredited)
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- Writer
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- TriviaA few years after this film was made, Roman Bohnen - who plays the idealistic political scientist - fell victim to the blacklisting that poisoned Hollywood. He had been one of most active members of the leftist Group Theater (1931-1940) in New York, many of whose members belonged to the communist party.
- Quotes
Margaret Wyndham Chase: You'll make a very impressive governor's husband, darling.
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Any film where a sociopathic guy suddenly turns good has a HUGE strike against it.
Margaret Wyndom Chase (Sylvia Sidney) is a hard-driven Congresswoman who is bent on becoming her state's next governor. She is a tough dame and seems willing to jump into the pig sty that is politics to get elected. However, one of the movers and shakers in the state, Eddie Ace (George Raft) has decided not only not to help her but work against her because of his brilliant and modern thinking that 'a pretty woman has no place in politics'!! But after he does what he can to sink her candidacy, Eddie inexplicably helps her with a second chance...presumably because he's suddenly developed a conscience! Considering that he's supposed to be a hard-bitten and rather amoral man, this is utterly preposterous...severely undermining the film.
George Raft is relatively wooden (as usual) and Sidney and the rest are reasonably good. But the huge plot problem I mentioned above does a lot to hurt the film. I honestly think the film could have worked very well if they'd removed the leading character (Eddie Ace) from the film!! The notion of a woman fighting for respect and acceptance in politics in the 1940s would have been really interesting.
George Raft is relatively wooden (as usual) and Sidney and the rest are reasonably good. But the huge plot problem I mentioned above does a lot to hurt the film. I honestly think the film could have worked very well if they'd removed the leading character (Eddie Ace) from the film!! The notion of a woman fighting for respect and acceptance in politics in the 1940s would have been really interesting.
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- planktonrules
- Feb 5, 2016
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- Uma Mulher no Poder
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- Runtime1 hour 24 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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