The Big Operator (1959)

Directed by

Charles F. Haas

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 31m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A corrupt union boss uses violence and intimidation to control his workers. A man tries to fight back against the syndicate's power.

grittynoir-ishtensebleakcynicalfast-paced

What happens

The Big Operator (a.k.a. Anatomy of the Syndicate) is a black and white 1959 American crime/drama film starring Mickey Rooney as a corrupt union boss, with Steve Cochran, Mel Torme and Mamie Van Doren as co-stars. The film is a remake of Joe Smith, American (1942) with labor union thugs replacing Axis spies. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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