The Gangster (1947)
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Having struck gold with the previous season's Dillinger, the King Brothers returned to Monogram as producers of The Gangster. Adapted by Daniel Fuchs from his own novel Low Company, the film stars Barry Sullivan as flint-faced racketeer Shubunka. Shown to be a product of the slums, Shubunka… More Having struck gold with the previous season's Dillinger, the King Brothers returned to Monogram as producers of The Gangster. Adapted by Daniel Fuchs from his own novel Low Company, the film stars Barry Sullivan as flint-faced racketeer Shubunka. Shown to be a product of the slums, Shubunka spends his adulthood in pursuit of power and riches, with no time for friendship or romance. Wounded in a gangland shootout, Shubunka ruminates on his past, present and (unlikely) future, wondering if it's all been worth it. Promoted as a "psychological" drama, The Gangster has plenty of gunplay and bloodshed to satiate action fans, and a surfeit of sex appeal in the form of gangster's moll Nancy (played by Monogram's resident skating star Belita). Prominent in the supporting cast is the ineluctable Sheldon Leonard as Shubunka's chief rival, delivering a subtler variation on his patented tough-guy screen persona. The Gangster was directed by Oscar-winning art director Gordon Wiles, later a mainstay of such TV series as Land of the Lost and Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Gordon Wiles
- Written By
- Daniel Fuchs
- Genres
- Drama
- In Theaters
- Nov 25, 1947 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Moves along not in the traditional way of tracing the rise and fall of a protagonist.
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Cast
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Barry Sullivan
as Shubunka
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Belita
as Nancy Starr
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Joan Lorring
as Dorothy
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Akim Tamiroff
as Nick Jammey
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John Ireland
as Karty
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Sheldon Leonard
as Cornell
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Fifi D'Orsay
as Mrs. Ostroleng
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Virginia Christine
as Mrs. Karty
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Leif Erickson
as Beaumont
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Charles McGraw
as Dugas
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John Kellogg
as Sterling
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Ruth Allen
as Girl Singer
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Murray Alper
as Eddie
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Andy Andrews
as Man
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Phil Arnold
as Man
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Griff Barnett
as Dorothy's Father
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Marie Blake
as House Mistress
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Lennie Bremen
as Man
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Dolores Castle
as Cigarette Girl
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Gene Collins
as Boy
- Mikel Conrad
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Elisha Cook Jr.
as Oval
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Clancy Cooper
as Brother-in-Law
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Jeff Corey
as Brother-in-law
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Rex Downing
as Boy with Note
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Jay Eaton
as Man
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Greta Granstedt
as Woman
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Billy Gray
as Little Boy
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Don Haggerty
as Stranger
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Ted Hecht
as Swain
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Bill Kennedy
as Thug
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Edwin Maxwell
as Politician
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Sid Melton
as Stage Manager
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Marguerita Padula
as Woman
- Alex Pope
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Jack Reynolds
as Thug
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Dewey Robinson
as Pool Player
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Larry Steers
as Headwaiter
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Michael Vallon
as Man on Boardwalk
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Peter Whitney
as Brother-in-law
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Shelley Winters
as Hazel
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Tommy Reilly
as Piano Player
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Jean Calhoun
as Woman
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Michael Lally
as Man
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Sammy Shack
as Man
- Michael Gaddis
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Parker Gee
as Man in Corridor
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Norma Jean Nilsson
as Little Girl
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Maxine Semon
as Hotel Maid
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Anita Turner
as Essie
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Jane Weeks
as Girl in Corridor
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Larry Thompson
as Thug
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Henry Morgan
as Shorty