The Big Operator

The Big Operator

91 mins | Drama, Crime | Aug. 1, 1959

A power-mad union boss resorts to murder to eliminate witnesses scheduled to testify against him. The eclectic cast includes Mickey Rooney, Mamie Van Doren, Mel Torme, Jay North, Vampira, Charles Chaplin Jr., Jackie Coogan and Norman Grabowski.

The Big Operator

91 mins | Drama, Crime | Aug. 1, 1959

The Big Operator
A power-mad union boss resorts to murder to eliminate witnesses scheduled to testify against him. The eclectic cast includes Mickey Rooney, Mamie Van Doren, Mel Torme, Jay North, Vampira, Charles Chaplin Jr., Jackie Coogan and Norman Grabowski.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Fryman Enterprises
Original title The Big Operator
Directors Charles F. Haas
Writers Allen Rivkin, Robert Smith, Paul Gallico

Cast

Mickey Rooney

as Little Joe Braun

Mamie Van Doren

as Mary Gibson

Steve Cochran

as Bill Gibson

Mel Tormé

as Fred McAfee

Jim Backus

as Cliff Heldon

Jackie Coogan

as Ed Brannell

Ray Danton

as Oscar Wetzel

Ray Anthony

as Slim Clayburn

Charles Chaplin, Jr.

as Bill Tragg

Billy Daniels

as Tony Webson

Jay North

as Timmy Gibson

Lawrence Dobkin

as Phil Cernak

Ziva Rodann

as Alice McAfee

Leo Gordon

as Danny Sacanzi

Don Barry

as Detective Sergeant

Joey Forman

as Ray Bailey

Maila Nurmi

as Gina