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
Apr 29, 2013
Cast
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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
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The gangster melodramatics are all too familiar.
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