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Hoodlum Empire (1952)

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The Kefauver Committee's ongoing investigation of organized crime spawned several "Torn from Today's Headlines!" films in the early 1950s. Republic's Hoodlum Empire concerns the efforts by gangster Joe Gray (John Russell) to get out of the rackets after WW II. Part of Gray's "reclamation" is to testify at a public hearing, prompting a series of flashbacks. Part of the fun is to guess who all the "fictional" criminals are really supposed to be: Luther Adler's character may be called "Nicky

Unrated, 1 hr. 38 min.

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Directed By: Joseph Kane

Written By: Bruce Manning, Bob Considine

Cast

Brian Donlevy
Sen. Bill Stephens
Claire Trevor
Connie Williams
Forrest Tucker
Charley Pignatalli
Vera Ralston
Marte Dufour
Luther Adler
Nicky Mansani
John Russell
Joe Gray
Gene Lockhart
Sen. Tower
Grant Withers
Rev. Andrews
Taylor Holmes
Benjamin Lawton
Roy Barcroft
Louie Draper
William Murphy
Pete Dailey
Richard Jaeckel
Ted Dawson
Don Beddoe
Sen. Blake
Roy Roberts
Chief Tayls
Richard Benedict
Tanner
Phillip Pine
Louis Barretti
Damian O'Flynn
Foster
Pat Flaherty
Mikkelson
Whit Bissell
Filby
Mikel Conrad
Chunce
Tony Dante
Tommy
Matty Fain
Eddie Fostie
Elizabeth Flournoy
Miss Adams
Eddie Foster
Doorman
Don Haggerty
Mark Flynn
John Halloran
Inspector Willard
Thomas Brown Henry
Cmdr. Mermant
Gil Herman
Officer O'Neil
Douglas Kennedy
Brinkley
Fred Kohler Jr.
German Soldier
Paul Livermore
Mike
Sydney Mason
Burns
Tom Monroe
Rocco
Dick Paxton
Elevator Operator
John M. Pickard
Man
Francis Pierlot
Uncle Jean
Richard Reeves
Rollins
Ric Roman
Fergus
Sam Scar
Sporty
William Schallert
Inquiry Clerk
Lee Shumway
US Marshal
Sid Tomack
Meyers
Charles Trowbridge
Commissioner Garrison
Stanley Waxman
Lonnie
Dick Wessel
Keiller
Mervin Williams
Floyd the Servant
Jack Pennick
Tracey
Joe Bailey
Eckert of the FBI
Andy Brennan
Taxi Driver
Sarah Spencer
Mrs. Stephens
George Volk
Finter
John Phillips
Radio Commander

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The gangster melodramatics are all too familiar.

February 14, 2011 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

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