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The Gangster (1947)

The Gangster poster
Directed by
Gordon Wiles
Genre
drama film, film noir, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 24m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 19 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A small-time gangster tries to run his neighborhood racket in a gritty waterfront town. His life unravels as he faces threats from rivals and struggles with his own paranoia.

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What happens

The Gangster (aka Low Company) is a 1947 American crime film noir starring Barry Sullivan, Belita, Joan Lorring and Akim Tamiroff. It was directed by Gordon Wiles, with a screenplay by Daniel Fuchs, based on his novel Low Company (1937). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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