Hoodlum Empire

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

Hoodlum Empire is a 1952 American film noir directed by Joseph Kane, starring Brian Donlevy and Claire Trevor.^[1] It was inspired by the Kefauver Committee hearings dealing with organized crime.^[2]

Plot

Former gangster Joe Gray (Russell) 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 Tayls Richard Benedict as Tanner Phillip Pine as Louis "Louie" Barretti Damian O'Flynn as Ralph Foster Pat Flaherty as Mikkelson

References

1. Hoodlum Empire at the American Film Institute Catalog.
2. 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 American Film Institute Catalog
• Hoodlum Empire at the Internet Movie Database
• Hoodlum Empire at AllMovie
• Hoodlum Empire at the TCM Movie Database