The Gangster
HE'S GOT THE TOWN BY THE THROAT!
5.2(19) 1947-11-25 84 minCrimeDramaRomance
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.
DirectorGordon Wiles
ScreenplayDaniel Fuchs
ProducerFrank King
ProducerMaurice King
Original Music ComposerLouis Gruenberg
Cast & characters
Barry Sullivan
as Shubunka
Belita
as Nancy Starr
Joan Lorring
as Dorothy
Akim Tamiroff
as Nick Jammey
Harry Morgan
as Shorty
John Ireland
as Karty
Sheldon Leonard
as Cornell
Fifi D'Orsay
as Mrs. Ostroleng
Virginia Christine
as Mrs. Karty
Elisha Cook Jr.
as Oval
Ted Hecht
as Swain
Leif Erickson
as Beaumont
Charles McGraw
as Dugas
John Kellogg
as Sterling
Edwin Maxwell
as Politician (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson
as Pool Player (uncredited)
Murray Alper
as Eddie (uncredited)
Shelley Winters
as Hazel (uncredited)
Larry Steers
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
Marie Blake
as House Mistress (uncredited)
Griff Barnett
as Dorothy's father (uncredited)
Sid Melton
as Nightclub Stage Manager (uncredited)
Jeff Corey
as Karty's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)
Peter Whitney
as Karty's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)
