The Power and the Prize

An ambitious executive jeopardizes his career to marry a European refugee.

Cast

Robert Taylor

as Cliff Barton

Elisabeth Müller

as Miriam Linka

Burl Ives

as George Salt

Charles Coburn

as Guy Eliot

Cedric Hardwicke

as Mr. Carew

Mary Astor

as Mrs. George Salt

Niki Dantine

as Joan Salt

Leoda Richards

as Restaurant Patron

Richard Erdman

as Lester Everett

Richard Deacon

as Howard Carruthers

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