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The Gangster (1947)

The Gangster (1947)

Drama Crime Romance

HE'S GOT THE TOWN BY THE THROAT!

Release Date: 1947, November 25
Directors: Gordon Wiles
Countries: United States of America
Production: King Brothers Productions, Allied Artists Pictures
Cast: Franklyn Farnum, Sheldon Leonard, Mike Lally, Peter Whitney, Barry Norton, Dewey Robinson, Jean Harrison, John Ireland, Charles McGraw, Bob Reeves, Jeffrey Sayre, Billy Gray

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

film noir extortion betrayal of trust shot to death mental breakdown b movie gangsters nightclub singer turf war small time thugs broken man