Hoodlum Empire
Hoodlum Empire
Release: 1952-04-15
·Runtime: 98m
·★ 6.1
Crime
It's a deadly play for power when a Mafia chieftain's top gun goes straight and threatens to testify against the big boss and his cruel, nationwide network of crime. The picture, which was shot in a semi-documentary style, was inspired by the Kefauver investigations of 1950-51.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Republic Pictures
Cast
Luther Adler
as Nicholas 'Nick' Mancani
John Russell
as Joe Gray
Gene Lockhart
as Sen. Tower
Richard Jaeckel
as Ted Dawson
Don Beddoe
as Sen. Blake
Francis Pierlot
as Uncle Jean
Richard Benedict
as Silky Tanner
Vera Ralston
as Marte 'Marty' Dufour Gray
Taylor Holmes
as Benjamin Lawton
Roy Barcroft
as Morris Draper
Charles Trowbridge
as Commissioner Garrison
Phillip Pine
as Louis Barretti
Brian Donlevy
as Sen. William J. 'Bill' Stephens
Forrest Tucker
as Charles A. 'Charley' Pignatalli
Whit Bissell
as Pickpocket
William Murphy
as Pete Dailey
Thomas Browne Henry
as Commissioner Mermant
Douglas Kennedy
as Brinkley
William Schallert
as Inquiry Clerk
Sid Tomack
as Meyers
Grant Withers
as Rev. Simon Andrews
Roy Roberts
as Police Chief
Mikel Conrad
as Chunce
Claire Trevor
as Connie Williams
