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