The Power and the Glory is a 1933 film starring Spencer Tracy and Colleen Moore, written by Preston Sturges, and directed by William K. Howard. It was Sturges' first script and although he received no advance, he did garner $17,500 for his work and a percentage of the profits. Though this is now a common practice in Hollywood, it was unusual at the time and garnered much attention.p.html" target="_blank">http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/sturges_p.html
The film, told through flashbacks, is often cited as the prototype for _Citizen Kane. Indeed, "Orson Welles himself is reported to have said he wore out a print of The Power and the Glory, taking careful note of its structure, before filming Kane." Tracy's powerful performance in a boardroom scene is widely considered one of his most thrilling sequences as an actor.
The film was loosely based on a true story.
A man's life is retold just after his funeral. Beginning as a track walker, Tom Garner rose through all sorts of railroad jobs to head the company. In the meantime he lost touch with his family. When he saw what was happening it was already too late. Written by Ed Stephan
Out of Graham Greene's novel that made the world gasp--the drama of a priest who somehow stumbled onto the road to martyrdom (European theatrical release)
