CrimeDramaRomance
The Gangster
"HE'S GOT THE TOWN BY THE THROAT!"
User Score18 votes
51%5.1/10
Release1947→
Runtime1H 24M
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased
Synopsis
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 his singer girlfriend who only fuels his paranoia.
Principal Cast8
Barry Sullivan
Shubunka
Belita
Nancy Starr
Joan Lorring
Dorothy
Akim Tamiroff
Nick Jammey
Harry Morgan
Shorty
John Ireland
Karty
Sheldon Leonard
Cornell
Fifi D'Orsay
Mrs. Ostroleng
Media6
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Director
Gordon Wiles
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NRKeywords
mental breakdownfilm noirextortionb movienightclub singersmall time thugsturf warbetrayal of trustbroken manshot to deathgangsters
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Countries:United States of America
Production:King Brothers ProductionsAllied Artists Pictures