The Gangster
25/11/1947
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.
Movie Information
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)
Ruth Allen
as Girl Singer (uncredited)
Andy Andrews
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Phil Arnold
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Leonard Bremen
as Shubunka's Hoodlum Buddy (uncredited)
Irene Brooks
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Jean Calhoun
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Dolores Castle
as Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
Gene Collins
as Boy (uncredited)
Mikel Conrad
as Thug (uncredited)
Clancy Cooper
as Dan - Karty's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)
Jimmy Dime
as Boardwalk Bottle Concessionaire (uncredited)
Rex Downing
as Boy with Note (uncredited)
Jay Eaton
as Man in Lobby (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
as Passerby (uncredited)
Michael Gaddis
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Parker Gee
as Man in Corridor (uncredited)
Greta Granstedt
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Billy Gray
as Little Boy (uncredited)
Don Haggerty
as Thug Messenger (uncredited)
Jean Harrison
as Dancer (uncredited)
Bill Kennedy
as Thug (uncredited)
Mike Lally
as Henchman (uncredited)
Norma Jean Nilsson
as Little Girl (uncredited)
Barry Norton
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Marguerita Padula
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Ralph Reed
as Teenager (uncredited)
Bob Reeves
as Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
Tommy Reilly
as Piano Player (uncredited)
Jack Reynolds
as Thug (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
as Subway Passenger (uncredited)
Maxine Semon
as Hotel Maid (uncredited)
Sammy Shack
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Larry Thompson
as Thug (uncredited)
Anita Turner
as Essie - Nancy's Maid (uncredited)
Michael Vallon
as Man on Boardwalk (uncredited)
Jane Weeks
as Girl in Corridor (uncredited)
