Moroni Olsen

Semi-historical story about cattle baron Devereaux Burke, who is enlisted by an aging Andrew Jackson to dissuade Sam Houston from establishing Texas as a republic. Burke must fight state senator Thomas Craden, in the process winning the heart of Craden's newspaper-editor girlfriend Martha Ronda.

Crime noir starring Joan Crawford in an Oscar-winning performance, from the director of Casablanca. An adaptation of the novel by James M. Cain.