The Gangster
Crime
Drama
Romance
HE'S GOT THE TOWN BY THE THROAT!
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.
1947-11-25
en
Cast
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)
Phil Arnold as Minor Role (uncredited)
Leonard Bremen as Shubunka's Hoodlum Buddy (uncredited)
Jean Calhoun as Minor Role (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)
Greta Granstedt as Minor Role (uncredited)
Billy Gray as Little Boy (uncredited)
Don Haggerty as Thug Messenger (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)
Bob Reeves as Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre as Subway Passenger (uncredited)
Michael Vallon as Man on Boardwalk (uncredited)