The Gangster
Gordon Wiles1947-11-25
HE'S GOT THE TOWN BY THE THROAT!
4.8
84 min
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
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Barry Sullivan | Shubunka | Unowned |
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Belita | Nancy Starr | Unowned |
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Joan Lorring | Dorothy | Unowned |
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Akim Tamiroff | Nick Jammey | Unowned |
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Harry Morgan | Shorty | Unowned |
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John Ireland | Karty | Unowned |
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Sheldon Leonard | Cornell | Unowned |
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Fifi D'Orsay | Mrs. Ostroleng | Unowned |
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Virginia Christine | Mrs. Karty | Unowned |
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Elisha Cook Jr. | Oval | Unowned |
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Ted Hecht | Swain (as Theodore Hecht) | Unowned |
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Leif Erickson | Beaumont | Unowned |
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Charles McGraw | Dugas | Unowned |
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John Kellogg | Sterling | Unowned |
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Edwin Maxwell | Politician (as Eddie Maxwell) | Unowned |
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Dewey Robinson | Pool Player | Unowned |
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Murray Alper | Eddie | Unowned |
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Shelley Winters | Hazel | Unowned |
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Larry Steers | Headwaiter | Unowned |
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Marie Blake | Hotel maid | Unowned |
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Griff Barnett | Dorothy's father | Unowned |
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Sid Melton | Nightclub stage manager | Unowned |
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Jeff Corey | Garage mechanic | Unowned |
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Peter Whitney | Garage mechanic | Unowned |