Loan Shark (1952)
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22% of users liked it
(65 ratings)
Loan Shark was one of several independently-produced films made by George Raft in the early 1950s. Raft plays Joe Gargan, a good guy who pretends to turn bad to trap a gang of usurious loan sharks. In order to convince the crooks that he's on their side, Gargan is forced to call it quits with… More Loan Shark was one of several independently-produced films made by George Raft in the early 1950s. Raft plays Joe Gargan, a good guy who pretends to turn bad to trap a gang of usurious loan sharks. In order to convince the crooks that he's on their side, Gargan is forced to call it quits with his sweetheart Ann Nelson (Dorothy Hart). Once he's accepted by the villains, Gargan dreams up an elaborate new method of siphoning money from an unsuspecting public. Inevitably, however, the villains get wise to Gargan's subterfuge, and for a while it looks like curtains for our hero. One of the most appealing aspects of Loan Shark is the no-frills cinematography of Joseph Biroc, who went on to such loftier pursuits as The Towering Inferno. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Seymour Friedman
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
- In Theaters
- May 23, 1952 Wide
- Studio
- VCI
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A lifeless thriller about an ex-convict trying to smash a brutal loan shark racket.
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Cast
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George Raft
as Joe Gargen
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Dorothy Hart
as Ann Nelson
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Paul Stewart
as Donelli
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Helen Westcott
as Martha Haines
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John Hoyt
as Phillips
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Henry Slate
as Paul Nelson
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William Phipps
as Ed Haines
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Russell Johnson
as Thompson
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Ben Baker
as Tubby
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Charles Meredith
as Rennick
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Harlan Warde
as Lt. White
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Spring Mitchell
as Nancy
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Margia Dean
as Ivy
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Ross Elliott
as Norm
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Robert Bice
as Steve Casmer
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Robert B. Williams
as Scully
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Virginia Carroll
as Netta
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Jack Daley
as Borrower
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George Eldredge
as George
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William 'Bill' Phillips
as Baski
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Mike Ragan
as Maxie
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Lawrence Dobkin
as Walter Karr
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William Tannen
as Rourke
