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Hoodlum Empire
1952 film by Joseph Kane From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hoodlum Empire is a 1952 American film noir crime film directed by Joseph Kane starring Brian Donlevy, Claire Trevor, Forrest Tucker, Vera Ralston, Luther Adler and John Russell.[1] It was inspired by the Kefauver Committee hearings dealing with organized crime.[2]
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Plot
Former gangster Joe Gray (Russell) who joined the army during World War II and became a hero is now leading a respectable life. When he is called before a grand jury to testify against organized crime activities, his former mobster colleagues prepare to take measures to ensure that he doesn't.
Cast
- Brian Donlevy as Senator Bill Stephens
- Claire Trevor as Connie Williams
- Forrest Tucker as Charley Pignatalli
- Vera Ralston as Marte Dufour
- Luther Adler as Nick Mancani
- John Russell as Joe Gray
- Gene Lockhart as Senator Tower
- Grant Withers as Rev. Simon Andrews
- Taylor Holmes as Benjamin Lawton
- Roy Barcroft as Louis Draper
- William Murphy as Pete Dailey
- Richard Jaeckel as Ted Dawson
- Don Beddoe as Senator Blake
- Roy Roberts as Chief Thales
- Richard Benedict as Tanner
- Phillip Pine as Louis "Louie" Barretti
- Damian O'Flynn as Ralph Foster
- Pat Flaherty as Mikkelson
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External links
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