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Academy Award winner Broderick Crawford starred in "All the King's Men," a 1949 political drama. His portrayal of Willie Stark, a ruthless politician, earned him the coveted Academy Award for Best Actor. Crawford's performance captured the complexity and ambition of Stark, a character loosely based on real-life Louisiana Governor Huey Long. The film also won the Academy Award for Best Picture, solidifying its place as a classic of American cinema.