The Boss

1956 | 0m | Drama | TV-PG

Brief Synopsis

A crusading politician falls prey to the temptations of power.

Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

Byron Haskin

CAST

John Payne

William Bishop

Gloria McGhee

Doe Avedon

PRODUCERS

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WRITERS

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Boss, The (1956) -- (Movie Clip) My Private Life
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Midwest political strongman Matt (John Payne) has dressed up downtrodden wife Lorry (Gloria McGhee) in diamonds, which are really for his ex-gal Elsie (Doe Avedon), who is a dinner guest with her new husband, his back-in-town old pal, Bob (William Bishop), trouble brewing, in The Boss, 1956.
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Boss, The (1956) -- (Movie Clip) Middle Class City
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Ghost-screenwriter Dalton Trumbo's opening, 1919, introducing doughboy Matt (John Payne), two comrades (William Bishop, Bob Morgan) griping on parade, big brother Tim (Roy Roberts) and girlfriend Elsie (Doe Avedon), in The Boss, 1956.

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