November 25, 1947
84 minutes
CrimeDramaRomance
The Gangster
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 the slumming society girlfriend who only fuels his paranoia.
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Cast
Barry Sullivan
(Shubunka)
Belita
(Nancy Starr)
Joan Lorring
(Dorothy)
Akim Tamiroff
(Nick Jammey)
Harry Morgan
(Shorty)
John Ireland
(Karty)
Sheldon Leonard
(Cornell)
Fifi D'Orsay
(Mrs. Ostroleng)
Virginia Christine
(Mrs. Karty)
Elisha Cook Jr.
(Oval)
Ted Hecht
(Swain (as Theodore Hecht))
Leif Erickson
(Beaumont)
Charles McGraw
(Dugas)
John Kellogg
(Sterling)
Edwin Maxwell
(Politician (as Eddie Maxwell))
Dewey Robinson
(Pool Player)
Murray Alper
(Eddie)
Shelley Winters
(Hazel)
Larry Steers
(Headwaiter)
Marie Blake
(Hotel maid)
Griff Barnett
(Dorothy's father)
Sid Melton
(Nightclub stage manager)
Jeff Corey
(Garage mechanic)
Peter Whitney
(Garage mechanic)
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