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.

Crime Drama Romance

Barry Sullivan

Belita

Joan Lorring

Akim Tamiroff

Harry Morgan

John Ireland

Sheldon Leonard

Fifi D'Orsay

(Mrs. Ostroleng)

Virginia Christine

Elisha Cook Jr.

Ted Hecht

Leif Erickson

Charles McGraw

John Kellogg

Edwin Maxwell

(Politician (uncredited))

Dewey Robinson

(Pool Player (uncredited))

Murray Alper

(Eddie (uncredited))

Shelley Winters

(Hazel (uncredited))

Larry Steers

(Headwaiter (uncredited))

Marie Blake

(House Mistress (uncredited))

Griff Barnett

(Dorothy's father (uncredited))

Sid Melton

(Nightclub Stage Manager (uncredited))

Jeff Corey

(Karty's Brother-in-Law (uncredited))

Peter Whitney

(Karty's Brother-in-Law (uncredited))

Ruth Allen

(Girl Singer (uncredited))

Andy Andrews

(Minor Role (uncredited))

Phil Arnold

(Minor Role (uncredited))

Leonard Bremen

(Shubunka's Hoodlum Buddy (uncredited))

Irene Brooks

(Minor Role (uncredited))

Jean Calhoun

(Minor Role (uncredited))

Dolores Castle

(Cigarette Girl (uncredited))

Gene Collins

(Boy (uncredited))

Mikel Conrad

(Thug (uncredited))

Clancy Cooper

(Dan - Karty's Brother-in-Law (uncredited))

James Dime

(Boardwalk Bottle Concessionaire (uncredited))

Rex Downing

(Boy with Note (uncredited))

Jay Eaton

(Man in Lobby (uncredited))

Franklyn Farnum

(Passerby (uncredited))

Michael Gaddis

(Minor Role (uncredited))

Parker Gee

(Man in Corridor (uncredited))

Greta Granstedt

(Minor Role (uncredited))

Billy Gray

(Little Boy (uncredited))

Don Haggerty

(Thug Messenger (uncredited))

Jean Harrison

(Dancer (uncredited))

Bill Kennedy

(Thug (uncredited))

Mike Lally

(Henchman (uncredited))

Norma Jean Nilsson

(Little Girl (uncredited))

Barry Norton

(Nightclub Patron (uncredited))

Marguerita Padula

(Minor Role (uncredited))

Ralph Reed

(Teenager (uncredited))

Bob Reeves

(Hotel Doorman (uncredited))

Tommy Reilly

(Piano Player (uncredited))

Jack Reynolds

(Thug (uncredited))

Jeffrey Sayre

(Subway Passenger (uncredited))

Maxine Semon

(Hotel Maid (uncredited))

Sammy Shack

(Minor Role (uncredited))

Larry Thompson

(Thug (uncredited))

Anita Turner

(Essie - Nancy's Maid (uncredited))

Michael Vallon

(Man on Boardwalk (uncredited))

Jane Weeks

(Girl in Corridor (uncredited))