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1952 film by Joseph Kane

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

Hoodlum Empire is a 1952 American film noir crime film directed by Joseph Kane starring Brian Donlevy, Claire Trevor, Forrest Tucker, Vera Ralston, Luther Adler and John Russell. It was inspired by the Kefauver Committee hearings dealing with organized crime.

Plot

Former gangster Joe Gray (Russell) who 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

Brian Donlevy as Senator Bill Stephens
Claire Trevor as Connie Williams
Forrest Tucker as Charley Pignatalli
Vera Ralston as Marte Dufour
Luther Adler as Nick Mancani
John Russell as Joe Gray
Gene Lockhart as Senator Tower
Grant Withers as Rev. Simon Andrews
Taylor Holmes as Benjamin Lawton
Roy Barcroft as Louis Draper
William Murphy as Pete Dailey
Richard Jaeckel as Ted Dawson
Don Beddoe as Senator Blake
Roy Roberts as Chief Thales
Richard Benedict as Tanner
Phillip Pine as Louis "Louie" Barretti
Damian O'Flynn as Ralph Foster
Pat Flaherty as Mikkelson

References

Hoodlum Empire at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films.
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.

External links

Hoodlum Empire at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
Hoodlum Empire at IMDb
Hoodlum Empire at the TCM Movie Database

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