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Title:

Hoodlum empire (DVD) / a Republic production ; Herbert J. Yates presents ; a Bob Considine story ; screen play by Bruce Manning and Bob Considine ; associate producer-director, Joseph Kane.

Publisher:

Olive Films,

Copyright Date:

2013

Description:

1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Witnesses--Drama.
Gangsters--Drama.
Nephews--Drama.
Legal films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.

Other Authors:

Kane, Joseph, 1894-1975, film producer. film producer.
Considine, Bob, 1906-1975, screenwriter.
Manning, Bruce, screenwriter.
Donlevy, Brian, actor.
Trevor, Claire, 1910-2000, actor.
Tucker, Forrest, 1919-1986, actor.
Ralston, Vera, 1921-2003, actor.
Adler, Luther, 1903-1984, actor.
Russell, John, 1921-1991, actor.
Lockhart, Gene, 1891-1957, actor.
Yates, Herbert J., 1880-1966, presenter.
Lanning, Reggie, director of photography.
Scott, Nathan, composer (expression)
Republic Pictures Corporation, production company.
Olive Films, issuing body.

Notes:

Originally produced in the United States as a motion picture in 1952. Brian Donlevy, Claire Trevor, Forrest Tucker, Vera Ralston, Luther Adler, John Russell, Gene Lockhart.

Summary:

WWII veteran and ex-gangster, Joe Gray is subpoenaed to testify against his uncle and current mob boss, Nick Mancani. Nick must restrain Charley Pignatalli, his violent second-in-command, from killing Joe before his court appearance. Torn from the headlines and shot in a semi-documentary style, it was inspired by the Kefauver investigations of 1950 and 1951.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)843450860

UPC:

887090061902

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)