Movies and TvShows featuring "political-boss" theme.
A naive youth leader, Jefferson Smith, is appointed to fill a vacancy in the U.S. Senate. His idealistic plans collide with corruption at home and subterfuge from his hero in Washington. Undeterred, he tries to forge ahead, defending his innocence and fighting for integrity.
Set in 1950s Brooklyn, Motherless Brooklyn follows Lionel Essrog, a detective with Tourette's Syndrome, who investigates the murder of his mentor and uncovers a web of corruption and political intrigue.
When a political boss's son is murdered, a loyal advisor is framed for the crime. As he tries to clear his name, he uncovers a web of political corruption and organizes a resistance against the boss's reign.
A fading movie star returns to his hometown in a bid to reclaim his former glory. He reconnects with an older woman and becomes involved in a complicated relationship. As secrets are revealed, he must navigate a web of deceit and revenge.
A small-town politician falls for an idealistic zookeeper.
A former gunfighter, now a circuit court judge, faces his father's killer in a small post-Civil War Kansas town.
Dan Beattie gives up his lawman job to move further west and rejoin his old war buddy Curt Warren in the town of Sundown. At first mistaken for a railroad agent by Beau Santee, a Sundown businessman who wants to keep the railroad away from his town, Dan is nearly killed by Santee's henchman, Mark Faber. Dan discovers that his old pal Curt works for Santee. Even after learning Dan's true identity, Santee considers him trouble and plots to get rid of him. With the help of Curt's son Stony, Dan tries to get Curt to take a stand on the right side of the law.
Lawyer Man is a pre-code film set in New York City, focusing on a lawyer who becomes entangled in a breach-of-promise suit. As the story unfolds, the lawyer faces corruption, deceit, and political intrigue as he fights to clear his name and find justice. With a backdrop of grand jury investigations and a dissolved partnership, Lawyer Man showcases the dark and shady aspects of the legal profession. The protagonist must navigate a web of lies and manipulation, risking everything to uncover the truth and restore his reputation.
Two Texas Rangers have their worlds rocked by a wrongfully accused female bandit.
World War II has ended and many soldiers return to their houses and families. But three of them find themselves with big problems when they arrive at their home village.
Aspiring young Scottish politician John Shand enters into an unusual agreement with the wealthy Wylie family -- if they fund his education, he must marry their daughter, Maggie. Staying true to his word, John weds Maggie and begins a successful career, thanks largely to his savvy wife. The couple's relationship is placed in jeopardy when John faces temptation in the form of the lovely aristocrat Lady Sybil Tenterden.
When the brother of a political advisor is murdered, a gambler gets caught up in a web of political corruption, frame-ups, and deceit as he tries to uncover the truth.
An Italian immigrant studying the law gets mixed up with crooks.
A lawyer tries to clear his wife's lover of murder charges.
An ex-convict tries to connect with the daughter who doesn't even know he exists.
Based on George Ade's play which, in part, was based on an incident in a 1902 election in Wyoming, with women's-right-to-vote playing a large role. Here, Jim Hackler, local party-boss in a Wyoming county, has to decide to do what's right and lose the election, or what's wrong and win it.
An immigrant leaves his sweetheart in Italy to find a better life across the sea in the grimy slums of New York.
One of Zapata's field marshals runs afoul of dictator Huerta's stooges in his home town.
Button Gwinett Brown is a freshman congressman on a mission to rid Washington of corruption. He quickly runs afoul of the powerful Senator Norton...
Soy Charro de Levita is a comedy movie set in a small town. The story revolves around a charro who gets mistaken for the mayor and has to deal with the comedic consequences. With hilarious comedy skits and a charming neighborhood atmosphere, this movie is a delightful watch.