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
William Murphy
as Pete Dailey
William Schallert
as Inquiry Clerk
Sid Tomack
as Meyers
Forrest Tucker
as Charles A. 'Charley' Pignatalli
Richard Benedict
as Silky Tanner
Phillip Pine
as Louis Barretti
Claire Trevor
as Connie Williams
John Russell
as Joe Gray
Gene Lockhart
as Sen. Tower
Richard Jaeckel
as Ted Dawson
Mikel Conrad
as Chunce
Charles Trowbridge
as Commissioner Garrison
Brian Donlevy
as Sen. William J. 'Bill' Stephens
Vera Ralston
as Marte 'Marty' Dufour Gray
Grant Withers
as Rev. Simon Andrews
Roy Roberts
as Police Chief
Francis Pierlot
as Uncle Jean
Taylor Holmes
as Benjamin Lawton
Thomas Browne Henry
as Commissioner Mermant
Douglas Kennedy
as Brinkley
Luther Adler
as Nicholas 'Nick' Mancani
Whit Bissell
as Pickpocket
Don Beddoe
as Sen. Blake
Roy Barcroft
as Morris Draper
