{"id":832,"date":"2025-04-05T01:12:55","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T01:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andthebestpicturegoesto.com\/staging\/5348\/?p=832"},"modified":"2025-04-17T00:11:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T00:11:06","slug":"all-the-kings-men","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andthebestpicturegoesto.com\/staging\/5348\/all-the-kings-men\/","title":{"rendered":"ALL THE KING&#8217;S MEN"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"832\" class=\"elementor elementor-832\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7646c4e0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7646c4e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55542e1 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"55542e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d8f0113 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d8f0113\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">And the Best Picture goes to....<br><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c046bd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c046bd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"116\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andthebestpicturegoesto.com\/staging\/5348\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/all-the-kings-men.webp?fit=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2905\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andthebestpicturegoesto.com\/staging\/5348\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/all-the-kings-men.webp?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andthebestpicturegoesto.com\/staging\/5348\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/all-the-kings-men.webp?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-664ea966 e-con-full e-grid e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"664ea966\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bca68fd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2bca68fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dc24648 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4dc24648\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><br \/><br \/>1949<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; text-align: var(--text-align);\">Columbia<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; text-align: var(--text-align);\">1 hour 50 minutes<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; text-align: var(--text-align);\">Estimated Budget $2,000,000<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; text-align: var(--text-align);\">Approved<\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-071e9d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"071e9d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/DivcuGBAHcI?t=4&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-603ed05e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"603ed05e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73d1ce8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73d1ce8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>The Other Nominated Films<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">Battleground<\/span><br><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">The Heiress<br><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">A Letter to Three Wives<br><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Twelve O\u2019clock High<br><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">Directed by Robert Rossen<strong>&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Nominated, Best Director<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>CAST<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">Broderick Crawford&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Winner, Best Actor<br><\/b><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">John Ireland&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Nominated, Best Supporting Actor<br><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Mercedes McCambridge&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\"><b>Winner, Best Supporting Actress<br><\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Anne Seymour<br><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Joanne Dru<br><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">John Derek<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5>&nbsp;<\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>Also Nominated for<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">Robert Rossen&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Nominated, Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay<br><\/span><br><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Robert Parrish&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Nominated, Best Film Editing<br><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Al Clark<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5>&nbsp;<\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>LOGLINE:<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">The rise and fall of an idealistic, yet obscure politician culminating in his assassination.<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>REVIEW:<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-423b673 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"423b673\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52d7abd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52d7abd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The film is based loosely on the life of Louisiana Governor Huey Long and I initially thought I would enjoy it more than I did. While it features an interesting plot and story, the pacing felt uneven, resembling a see-saw. It started out strongly with powerful dialogue and impassioned speeches but then experienced a lull in the second act. Although the film picked up again, it encountered another slow period before reaching its conclusion.<\/p><p>What stood out to me were the strong performances from three actors in particular. The lead, Broderick Crawford, delivered a gruff yet eloquent portrayal. His character captivates the citizens of his state with passionate speeches to win their votes, which also endears him to the viewer as an underdog. As the film progresses, we witness his evolution from idealism to a willingness to use blackmail, graft, and intimidation to ascend to the governorship.\u00a0 Mercedes McCambridge, in her screen debut, steals many scenes as a cynical and hard-edged political aide. She not only covers up her candidate&#8217;s shadowy methods and dishonesty but also develops feelings for him.<\/p><p>While both Crawford and McCambridge won Oscars for their performances, Anne Seymour, who portrayed Willy Stark\u2019s long-suffering wife, Lucy, did not receive a nomination, even though I believe hers was the standout performance. Unlike Lady Macbeth, who shares her husband\u2019s thirst for power, Lucy supports Willy simply out of love. At the beginning of the film, she is infatuated with her idealistic husband, helping him with his law studies and campaigning alongside him. Despite enduring his various indiscretions and caring for an invalid son, she remains steadfast by his side whenever needed.<\/p><p>Overall, the film features wonderful actors, but the slow pace of the plot detracts from what could have been a timeless tale of corrupt politics.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-814d4f2 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"814d4f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4f97ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c4f97ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" 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