A Lion Is in the Streets

Tension boils over in a rural Southern community when the tough, idealistic Hank Martin backs a group of sharecroppers against their corrupt boss, Robert Castleberry, who has been taking advantage of them. The two sides come to blows, and one of Martin's friends, Jeb, is arrested for murder and must stand trial. Meanwhile, a gangster, Guy Polli, sees the hunger in Martin and makes it possible for him to rise in politics.