The Gangster (1947)

5.2/10 • 84 min • Crime Drama Romance

Overview

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.

Cast

Barry Sullivan

Shubunka

Belita

Nancy Starr

Joan Lorring

Dorothy

Akim Tamiroff

Nick Jammey

Harry Morgan

Shorty

John Ireland

Karty

Sheldon Leonard

Cornell

Fifi D'Orsay

Mrs. Ostroleng

Virginia Christine

Mrs. Karty

Elisha Cook Jr.

Oval

Ted Hecht

Swain

Leif Erickson

Beaumont

Charles McGraw

Dugas

John Kellogg

Sterling

Edwin Maxwell

Politician (uncredited)

Dewey Robinson

Pool Player (uncredited)

Murray Alper

Eddie (uncredited)

Shelley Winters

Hazel (uncredited)

Larry Steers

Headwaiter (uncredited)

Marie Blake

House Mistress (uncredited)

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