
The Gangster
HE'S GOT THE TOWN BY THE THROAT!
Based on the novel Low Company. One of the most peculiar film noirs of the 1940s stars Barry Sullivan as a small-time hood who suffers a mental breakdown as his big plans begin to crumble. Beautiful Belita is his singer girlfriend who only fuels his paranoia.
- Year: 1947
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
- Studio: King Brothers Productions
- Keyword: mental breakdown, film noir, extortion, b movie, nightclub singer, small time thugs, turf war, betrayal of trust, broken man, shot to death, gangsters
- Director: Gordon Wiles
- Cast: Barry Sullivan, Belita, Joan Lorring, Akim Tamiroff, Harry Morgan, John Ireland