The Gangster
HE'S GOT THE TOWN BY THE THROAT!
1947-11-25 | 84 minutes
Plot 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.
Cast
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Barry SullivanShubunka
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BelitaNancy Starr
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Joan LorringDorothy
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Akim TamiroffNick Jammey
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Harry MorganShorty
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John IrelandKarty
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Sheldon LeonardCornell
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Fifi D'OrsayMrs. Ostroleng
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Virginia ChristineMrs. Karty
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Elisha Cook Jr.Oval
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Ted HechtSwain (as Theodore Hecht)
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Leif EricksonBeaumont
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Charles McGrawDugas
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John KelloggSterling
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Edwin MaxwellPolitician (as Eddie Maxwell)
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Dewey RobinsonPool Player
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Murray AlperEddie
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Shelley WintersHazel
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Larry SteersHeadwaiter
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Marie BlakeHotel maid
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