The Gangster
The Gangster
Release: 1947-11-25
·Runtime: 84m
·★ 5.0
Crime
Drama
Romance
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
King Brothers Productions
Cast
Joan Lorring
as Dorothy
Harry Morgan
as Shorty
John Ireland
as Karty
Virginia Christine
as Mrs. Karty
Ted Hecht
as Swain (as Theodore Hecht)
Leif Erickson
as Beaumont
Fifi D'Orsay
as Mrs. Ostroleng
John Kellogg
as Sterling
Edwin Maxwell
as Politician (as Eddie Maxwell)
Shelley Winters
as Hazel
Larry Steers
as Headwaiter
Griff Barnett
as Dorothy's father
Sid Melton
as Nightclub stage manager
Peter Whitney
as Garage mechanic
Murray Alper
as Eddie
Marie Blake
as Hotel maid
Akim Tamiroff
as Nick Jammey
Sheldon Leonard
as Cornell
Elisha Cook Jr.
as Oval
Charles McGraw
as Dugas
Dewey Robinson
as Pool Player
Jeff Corey
as Garage mechanic
Barry Sullivan
as Shubunka
Belita
as Nancy Starr