The Gangster

Gordon Wiles
1947-11-25

HE'S GOT THE TOWN BY THE THROAT!
4.7
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
Barry Sullivan Shubunka Unowned
Belita Nancy Starr Unowned
Joan Lorring Dorothy Unowned
Akim Tamiroff Nick Jammey Unowned
Harry Morgan Shorty Unowned
John Ireland Karty Unowned
Sheldon Leonard Cornell Unowned
Fifi D'Orsay Mrs. Ostroleng Unowned
Virginia Christine Mrs. Karty Unowned
Elisha Cook Jr. Oval Unowned
Ted Hecht Swain (as Theodore Hecht) Unowned
Leif Erickson Beaumont Unowned
Charles McGraw Dugas Unowned
John Kellogg Sterling Unowned
Edwin Maxwell Politician (as Eddie Maxwell) Unowned
Dewey Robinson Pool Player Unowned
Murray Alper Eddie Unowned
Shelley Winters Hazel Unowned
Larry Steers Headwaiter Unowned
Marie Blake Hotel maid Unowned
Griff Barnett Dorothy's father Unowned
Sid Melton Nightclub stage manager Unowned
Jeff Corey Garage mechanic Unowned
Peter Whitney Garage mechanic Unowned