The Boss

The Boss

Director: Byron Haskin Cast: John Payne
John Payne
, William Bishop
William Bishop
, Doe Avedon
Doe Avedon
, Roy Roberts
Roy Roberts
Byron Haskin
The Boss

The Boss

Director: Byron Haskin Cast: John Payne
John Payne
, William Bishop
William Bishop
, Doe Avedon
Doe Avedon
, Roy Roberts
Roy Roberts
Byron Haskin

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Overview

John Payne always felt that he delivered his best screen performance in The Boss. Set in the years following WW1, the story concerns a small-town veteran named Matt Brady (John Payne), whose brother, machine politician Tim Brady (Roy Roberts), arranges for Matt to get a cushy government job. When Tim dies, Matt takes over his operation, eventually assuming control of the entire state (which judiciously remains unnamed in the film). Though a successful power broker, Matt is unable to win the woman he loves (Doe Avedon), so he settles for another (Gloria McGhee) whom he treats atrociously. A falling out with his best friend/severest critic Bob Herrick (William Bishop) sets the stage for the ruthless Brady's inevitable downfall. Though all the names were changed to protect the guilty, audiences in 1956 were quick to perceive that the film was a thinly disguised attack on the Pendergast machine of Kansas City, Missouri. Coproduced and cowritten by John Payne, The Boss falters only in its overreliance upon anachronistic newsreel footage.

Product Details

Release Date: 07/06/2011
UPC: 0883904240235
Original Release: 1956
Source: MGM
Language: English
Sales rank: 58,666

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
John Payne Actor
William Bishop Actor
Doe Avedon Actor
Roy Roberts Tim Brady
Rhys Williams Stanley Millard
Robin Morse Johnny Mazia
Gil Lamb Henry
Joe Flynn Ernie Jackson
Bob Morgan Hamhead
Alex Frazer Roy Millard
John Mansfield Lazetti
George Lynn Tom Masterson
Gloria McGehee Actor
Harry Cheshire Governor Beck
Harry V. Cheshire Governor Beck
Bill Phipps Stitch
Albert Glasser Composer

Technical Credits
Byron Haskin Director
Frank N. Seltzer Producer
Dalton Trumbo Screenwriter
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