The Gangster

The Gangster (1947)

HE'S GOT THE TOWN BY THE THROAT!

  • Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
  • Release Date: 1947-11-25
  • User Rating: 4.7/10 from 13 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 24min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: King Brothers Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Gordon Wiles
star 4.7/10
From 13 Ratings

Summary

Based on the novel Low Company. One of the most peculiar film noirs of the 1940s stars Barry Sullivan as a small-time hood who suffers a mental breakdown as his big plans begin to crumble. Beautiful Belita is the slumming society girlfriend who only fuels his paranoia.

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  • Barry Sullivan

    as Shubunka

  • Belita

    as Nancy Starr

  • Joan Lorring

    as Dorothy

  • Akim Tamiroff

    as Nick Jammey

  • Harry Morgan

    as Shorty

  • John Ireland

    as Karty

  • Sheldon Leonard

    as Cornell

  • Fifi D'Orsay

    as Mrs. Ostroleng

  • Virginia Christine

    as Mrs. Karty

  • Elisha Cook Jr.

    as Oval

  • Ted Hecht

    as Swain (as Theodore Hecht)

  • Leif Erickson

    as Beaumont

  • Charles McGraw

    as Dugas

  • John Kellogg

    as Sterling

  • Edwin Maxwell

    as Politician (as Eddie Maxwell)

  • Dewey Robinson

    as Pool Player

  • Murray Alper

    as Eddie

  • Shelley Winters

    as Hazel

  • Larry Steers

    as Headwaiter

  • Marie Blake

    as Hotel maid

  • Griff Barnett

    as Dorothy's father

  • Sid Melton

    as Nightclub stage manager

  • Jeff Corey

    as Garage mechanic

  • Peter Whitney

    as Garage mechanic
Production Frank King Producer
Production Maurice King Producer
Writing Daniel Fuchs Novel
Writing Daniel Fuchs Screenplay
Editing Walter Thompson Editor
Sound Louis Gruenberg Original Music Composer
Directing Gordon Wiles Director
Camera Paul Ivano Director of Photography

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