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Bookmark this pageThe Power and the Glory (1933)
Director: William K Howard
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
As scripted by Preston Sturges (who impressed the producers at Fox so much they ordered director Howard to shoot his screenplay word for word), this story of a railway tycoon's rise and fall looks like a dry run for Citizen Kane, even though Sturges allows himself a little more sentiment on the matter than Welles ever did. Tracy, previously a villainous supporting player, grabbed his first lead and never looked back, but the movie as a whole is more significant for its place in the history books than as a living, breathing, viewing experience.Author: TJ
Cast & crew
Director: William K Howard
Producer: Jesse L Lasky
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Colleen Moore, Ralph Morgan, Helen Vinson, Clifford Jones, Henry Kolker, Sarah Padden full cast
Duration: 76 mins
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