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