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Hoodlum Empire (1952)

1h 38m · 15 Apr 1952

"Nicky -- you think your bigger than the whole world."

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It's a deadly play for power when a Mafia chieftain's top gun goes straight and threatens to testify against the big boss and his cruel, nationwide network of crime. The picture, which was shot in a semi-documentary style, was inspired by the Kefauver investigations of 1950-51.

Movie ID54915
GenreCrime
DirectorJoseph Kane
Main castBrian Donlevy, Claire Trevor, Forrest Tucker, Vera Ralston, Luther Adler, John Russell, Gene Lockhart, Grant Withers
Release date15 April 1952
Release year1952
LanguageGerman
Duration98 min (1h 38m)
Rating6.5 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseRepublic Pictures

Director: Joseph Kane
Writers: Bruce Manning, Robert Considine

Top cast

Brian DonlevySen. William J. 'Bill' Stephens Claire TrevorConnie Williams Forrest TuckerCharles A. 'Charley' Pignatalli Vera RalstonMarte 'Marty' Dufour Gray Luther AdlerNicholas 'Nick' Mancani John RussellJoe Gray Gene LockhartSen. Tower Grant WithersRev. Simon Andrews Richard JaeckelTed Dawson Roy RobertsPolice Chief Whit BissellPickpocket Don BeddoeSen. Blake Francis PierlotUncle Jean Taylor HolmesBenjamin Lawton Roy BarcroftMorris Draper William MurphyPete Dailey Richard BenedictSilky Tanner Mikel ConradChunce Thomas Browne HenryCommissioner Mermant Douglas KennedyBrinkley

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