I was a teenager when I first saw the original screen version of "All the King's Men." Joanne Dru was beautiful, John Ireland was a tortured idealist who wanted to write the truth, and Broderick ...

Oscars Best Actor Winners Of All Time. ... 1950 — Broderick Crawford. Image Credit: Everett Collection ‘All the King’s Men’ (1949) 1949 — Laurence Olivier.

Disaster engulfs the South. Blame spreads everywhere when innocents die. Incumbents suffer while novice politicians step in, only to generate more corruption. This may sound like recent headlines ...

William Broderick Crawford (December 9, 1911 – April 26, 1986) was an American actor. He is best known for his portayal of Willie Stark in the film All the King's Men (1949), which earned him an ...

This arresting image catches Hollywood actor Broderick Crawford, who won an Academy Award in 1949 for his role as populist politician Willie Stark in “All the King’s Men,” in half light.

All the King's Men. Classic drama. An idealistic politician (Broderick Crawford) starts out with a dream to improve the lives of others, but becomes just like those he used to oppose.

In 1979, hard-living Oscar winner Broderick Crawford lit up St. Ed’s ... Crawford won a 1949 Academy Award for his role as populist politician Willie Stark in “All the King’s Men. ...