The Gangster
HE'S GOT THE TOWN BY THE THROAT!
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.
Cast
Fifi D'Orsay
Mrs. Ostroleng
Griff Barnett
Dorothy's father (uncredited)
Joan Lorring
Dorothy
Sheldon Leonard
Cornell
Virginia Christine
Mrs. Karty
Phil Arnold
Minor Role (uncredited)
Rex Downing
Boy with Note (uncredited)
Jay Eaton
Man in Lobby (uncredited)
Shelley Winters
Hazel (uncredited)
Marie Blake
House Mistress (uncredited)
Jimmy Dime
Boardwalk Bottle Concessionaire (uncredited)
Jeff Corey
Karty's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)
Billy Gray
Little Boy (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Henchman (uncredited)
Leif Erickson
Beaumont
Jeffrey Sayre
Subway Passenger (uncredited)
Leonard Bremen
Shubunka's Hoodlum Buddy (uncredited)
John Ireland
Karty
Sid Melton
Nightclub Stage Manager (uncredited)
Don Haggerty
Thug Messenger (uncredited)
Ted Hecht
Swain
Edwin Maxwell
Politician (uncredited)
Peter Whitney
Karty's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Passerby (uncredited)
Greta Granstedt
Minor Role (uncredited)
Elisha Cook Jr.
Oval
Larry Steers
Headwaiter (uncredited)
Barry Norton
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
John Kellogg
Sterling
Mikel Conrad
Thug (uncredited)
Michael Vallon
Man on Boardwalk (uncredited)
Harry Morgan
Shorty
Jean Calhoun
Minor Role (uncredited)
Marguerita Padula
Minor Role (uncredited)
Barry Sullivan
Shubunka
Dewey Robinson
Pool Player (uncredited)
Murray Alper
Eddie (uncredited)
Clancy Cooper
Dan - Karty's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)
Bill Kennedy
Thug (uncredited)
Akim Tamiroff
Nick Jammey
Bob Reeves
Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
Belita
Nancy Starr
Charles McGraw
Dugas
Norma Jean Nilsson
Little Girl (uncredited)