Hoodlum Empire

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Hoodlum Empire
Hoodlum Empire poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Joseph Kane
Screenplay by Bruce Manning
Bob Considine
Story byBob Considine
Produced by Herbert J. Yates
Starring Brian Donlevy
Claire Trevor
Forrest Tucker
Vera Ralston
Luther Adler
John Russell
Cinematography Reggie Lanning
Edited by Richard L. Van Enger
Music by Nathan Scott
Production
company
Republic Pictures
Distributed by Republic Pictures
Release date
  • April 15, 1952 (1952-04-15)(United States)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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

References

  1. ↑ Hoodlum Empire at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films .
  2. ↑ Dickos, Andrew (2002). Street with No Name: A History of the Classic American Film Noir . The University Press of Kentucky. p.  204. ISBN   978-0813122434.


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