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 (as Theodore Hecht)
Leif Erickson
as Beaumont
Charles McGraw
as Dugas
John Kellogg
as Sterling
Edwin Maxwell
as Politician (as Eddie Maxwell)
Dewey Robinson
as Pool Player
Murray Alper
as Eddie
Shelley Winters
as Hazel
Larry Steers
as Headwaiter
Marie Blake
as Hotel maid
Griff Barnett
as Dorothy's father
Sid Melton
as Nightclub stage manager
Jeff Corey
as Garage mechanic
Peter Whitney
as Garage mechanic
