Rough, tough Chuck Tatum, who battered his way to the top... trampling everything in his path - men, women and morals !
An arrogant reporter exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to revitalize his career.
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Bleak, classical in form, meticulous and prestige.
- warmbleak
- classical in formformally daring
- rawmeticulous
- unpretentiousprestige
- earnestironic
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Cast
- Kirk DouglasCharles Tatum
- Jan SterlingLorraine
- Robert ArthurHerbie Cook
- Porter HallJacob Q. Boot
- Frank CadyMr. Federber
- Richard BenedictLeo Minosa
- Ray TealSheriff
- Lewis MartinMcCardle
- John BerkesPapa Minosa
- Frances DominguezMama Minosa
Crew
- Billy WilderDirector
- Lesser SamuelsWriter
- Walter NewmanWriter
- Billy WilderWriter
- Charles LangDirector of Photography
- Hugo FriedhoferOriginal Music Composer
- Arthur P. SchmidtEditor
- Billy WilderProducer
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Unforgiven 199267% alikeBoth classical in form, meticulous.
A Face in the Crowd 195767% alikeBoth classical in form.
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