Hoodlum Empire
| Hoodlum Empire | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Joseph Kane |
| Screenplay by | Bruce Manning Bob Considine |
| Story by | Bob Considine |
| Produced by | Herbert J. Yates |
| Starring | Brian Donlevy Claire Trevor Forrest Tucker Vera Ralston Luther Adler John Russell |
| Cinematography | Reggie Lanning |
| Edited by | Richard L. Van Enger |
| Music by | Nathan Scott |
Production company | Republic Pictures |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Hoodlum Empire is a 1952 American film noir crime film directed by Joseph Kane starring Brian Donlevy, Claire Trevor, Forrest Tucker, Vera Ralston, Luther Adler and John Russell.[1] It was inspired by the Kefauver Committee hearings dealing with organized crime.[2]
Plot
Former gangster Joe Gray (Russell) who joined the army during World War II and became a hero is now leading a respectable life. When he is called before a grand jury to testify against organized crime activities, his former mobster colleagues prepare to take measures to ensure that he doesn't.
Cast
- Brian Donlevy as Senator Bill Stephens
- Claire Trevor as Connie Williams
- Forrest Tucker as Charley Pignatalli
- Vera Ralston as Marte Dufour
- Luther Adler as Nick Mancani
- John Russell as Joe Gray
- Gene Lockhart as Senator Tower
- Grant Withers as Rev. Simon Andrews
- Taylor Holmes as Benjamin Lawton
- Roy Barcroft as Louis Draper
- William Murphy as Pete Dailey
- Richard Jaeckel as Ted Dawson
- Don Beddoe as Senator Blake
- Roy Roberts as Chief Thales
- Richard Benedict as Tanner
- Phillip Pine as Louis "Louie" Barretti
- Damian O'Flynn as Ralph Foster
- Pat Flaherty as Mikkelson
References
- ^ Hoodlum Empire at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films.
- ^ Dickos, Andrew (2002). Street with No Name: A History of the Classic American Film Noir. The University Press of Kentucky. p. 204. ISBN 978-0813122434.
External links
- Hoodlum Empire at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Hoodlum Empire at IMDb
- Hoodlum Empire at AllMovie
- Hoodlum Empire at the TCM Movie Database