Hoodlum Empire (1952)
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27% want to see it
(11 ratings)
The Kefauver Committee's ongoing investigation of organized crime spawned several "Torn from Today's Headlines!" films in the early 1950s. Republic's Hoodlum Empire concerns the efforts by gangster Joe Gray (John Russell) to get out of the rackets after WW II. Part of… More The Kefauver Committee's ongoing investigation of organized crime spawned several "Torn from Today's Headlines!" films in the early 1950s. Republic's Hoodlum Empire concerns the efforts by gangster Joe Gray (John Russell) to get out of the rackets after WW II. Part of Gray's "reclamation" is to testify at a public hearing, prompting a series of flashbacks. Part of the fun is to guess who all the "fictional" criminals are really supposed to be: Luther Adler's character may be called "Nicky Mancini," for example, but for all intents and purposes Adler is playing Frank "Fifth Amendment" Costello. Other famous underworld personages are impersonated by Claire Trevor, Forrest Tucker and Roy Barcroft, while the steadfast Estes Kefauver counterpart is portrayed by Brian Donlevy. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Joseph Kane
- Written By
- Bruce Manning, Bob Considine
- Genres
- Drama
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
The gangster melodramatics are all too familiar.
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Cast
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Brian Donlevy
as Sen. Bill Stephens
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Claire Trevor
as Connie Williams
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Forrest Tucker
as Charley Pignatalli
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Vera Ralston
as Marte Dufour
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Luther Adler
as Nicky Mansani
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John Russell
as Joe Gray
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Gene Lockhart
as Sen. Tower
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Grant Withers
as Rev. Andrews
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Taylor Holmes
as Benjamin Lawton
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Roy Barcroft
as Louie Draper
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William Murphy
as Pete Dailey
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Richard Jaeckel
as Ted Dawson
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Don Beddoe
as Sen. Blake
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Roy Roberts
as Chief Tayls
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Richard Benedict
as Tanner
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Phillip Pine
as Louis Barretti
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Damian O'Flynn
as Foster
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Pat Flaherty
as Mikkelson
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Whit Bissell
as Filby
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Mikel Conrad
as Chunce
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Tony Dante
as Tommy
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Matty Fain
as Eddie Fostie
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Elizabeth Flournoy
as Miss Adams
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Eddie Foster
as Doorman
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Don Haggerty
as Mark Flynn
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John Halloran
as Inspector Willard
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Thomas Brown Henry
as Cmdr. Mermant
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Gil Herman
as Officer O'Neil
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Douglas Kennedy
as Brinkley
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Fred Kohler Jr.
as German Soldier
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Paul Livermore
as Mike
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Sydney Mason
as Burns
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Tom Monroe
as Rocco
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Dick Paxton
as Elevator Operator
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John M. Pickard
as Man
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Francis Pierlot
as Uncle Jean
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Richard Reeves
as Rollins
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Ric Roman
as Fergus
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Sam Scar
as Sporty
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William Schallert
as Inquiry Clerk
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Lee Shumway
as US Marshal
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Sid Tomack
as Meyers
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Charles Trowbridge
as Commissioner Garrison
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Stanley Waxman
as Lonnie
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Dick Wessel
as Keiller
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Mervin Williams
as Floyd the Servant
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Jack Pennick
as Tracey
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Joe Bailey
as Eckert of the FBI
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Andy Brennan
as Taxi Driver
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Sarah Spencer
as Mrs. Stephens
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George Volk
as Finter
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John Phillips
as Radio Commander