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 spends… 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

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 24 min.
Directed By: Gordon Wiles
Written By: Daniel Fuchs
Genres: Drama

In Theaters: Nov 25, 1947 Wide
On DVD: Apr 4, 1991

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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

            Barry Sullivan as Shubunka

            Belita as Nancy Starr

            Joan Lorring as Dorothy

            Akim Tamiroff as Nick Jammey

            John Ireland as Karty

            Sheldon Leonard as Cornell

            Fifi D'Orsay as Mrs. Ostroleng

            Virginia Christine as Mrs. Karty

            Leif Erickson as Beaumont

            Charles McGraw as Dugas

            John Kellogg as Sterling

            Ruth Allen as Girl Singer

            Murray Alper as Eddie

            Andy Andrews as Man

            Phil Arnold as Man

            Griff Barnett as Dorothy's Father

            Marie Blake as House Mistress

            Lennie Bremen as Man

            Dolores Castle as Cigarette Girl

            Gene Collins as Boy

            Mikel Conrad
            
            Elisha Cook Jr. as Oval

            Clancy Cooper as Brother-in-Law

            Jeff Corey as Brother-in-law

            Rex Downing as Boy with Note

            Jay Eaton as Man

            Greta Granstedt as Woman

            Billy Gray as Little Boy

            Don Haggerty as Stranger

            Ted Hecht as Swain

            Bill Kennedy as Thug

            Edwin Maxwell as Politician

            Sid Melton as Stage Manager

            Marguerita Padula as Woman

            Alex Pope
            
            Jack Reynolds as Thug

            Dewey Robinson as Pool Player

            Larry Steers as Headwaiter

            Michael Vallon as Man on Boardwalk

            Peter Whitney as Brother-in-law

            Shelley Winters as Hazel

            Tommy Reilly as Piano Player

            Jean Calhoun as Woman

            Michael Lally as Man

            Sammy Shack as Man

            Michael Gaddis
            
            Parker Gee as Man in Corridor

            Norma Jean Nilsson as Little Girl

            Maxine Semon as Hotel Maid

            Anita Turner as Essie

            Jane Weeks as Girl in Corridor

            Larry Thompson as Thug

            Henry Morgan as Shorty
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