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The Gangster

  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Romance

November 25, 1947 (US)

1h 24m

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 the slumming society girlfriend who only fuels his paranoia.

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