The Gangster

The Gangster

84 mins | Drama, Crime, Romance | Nov. 25, 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 the slumming society girlfriend who only fuels his paranoia.

The Gangster

84 mins | Drama, Crime, Romance | Nov. 25, 1947

The Gangster
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 the slumming society girlfriend who only fuels his paranoia.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers King Brothers Productions
Original title The Gangster
Directors Gordon Wiles
Writers Daniel Fuchs

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 (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