Hoodlum Empire (1952)
"Nicky -- you think your bigger than the whole world."
98 min
It's a deadly play for power when a Mafia chieftain's top gun goes straight and threatens to testify against the big boss and his cruel, nationwide network of crime. The picture, which was shot in a semi-documentary style, was inspired by the Kefauver investigations of 1950-51.
- Release date
- April 15, 1952
- Country of origin
- United States
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 Sen. Tower
- Grant Withers as Reverend Simon Andrews
- Taylor Holmes as Benjamin Lawton
- Roy Barcroft as Morris Draper
Crew
- Joseph Kane · Director
- Bob Considine · Writer
- Bruce Manning · Writer
- Nathan Scott · Composer
- Reggie Lanning · Cinematographer
- Richard L. Van Enger · Editor