All the King’s Men
1949 Best Picture

100 Words
Here is a gripping political thriller that is cloaked in foreshadowing. The woman who plays Sadie (named Mercedes) later gave her voice to the possessed Linda Blair in The Exorcist. I hope that information comes in handy for you someday.
How many times have we seen this, Readers? Americans get caught up in the fever dream of electing an honest man into political office, forgetting so willfully that to aspire to hold political office, to drink from the goblet of absolute power, means that honesty always takes a backseat. How many more times are we doomed to repeat this story?