Hoodlum Empire

Hoodlum Empire

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

Hoodlum Empire is a 1952 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]

Plot

Former gangster Joe Gray (Russell) 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 American Film Institute Catalog.
  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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