The Gangster
HE'S GOT THE TOWN BY THE THROAT!
1947 | 84m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Gordon Wiles |
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| Writer: | Daniel Fuchs |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 25, 1947 |
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| Director: | Gordon Wiles |
| Writer: | Daniel Fuchs |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance, Crime |
| Keywords | film noir, b movie |
| Production Companies | King Brothers Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 (as Theodore Hecht) |
| Leif Erickson | Beaumont |
| Charles McGraw | Dugas |
| John Kellogg | Sterling |
| Edwin Maxwell | Politician (as Eddie Maxwell) |
| Dewey Robinson | Pool Player |
| Murray Alper | Eddie |
| Shelley Winters | Hazel |
| Larry Steers | Headwaiter |
| Marie Blake | Hotel maid |
| Griff Barnett | Dorothy's father |
| Sid Melton | Nightclub stage manager |
| Jeff Corey | Garage mechanic |
| Peter Whitney | Garage mechanic |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Daniel Fuchs | Novel, Screenplay |
| Louis Gruenberg | Original Music Composer |
| Gordon Wiles | Director |
| Paul Ivano | Director of Photography |
| Walter Thompson | Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Frank King | Producer |
| Maurice King | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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