Hoodlum Empire

Apr 15, 1952

1h 38m

★ 6.1

"Nicky -- you think your bigger than the whole world."

Overview

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.

Genres

Crime

Production Companies

Republic Pictures

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Cast

Sen. William J. 'Bill' Stephens

Brian Donlevy

Connie Williams

Claire Trevor

Charles A. 'Charley' Pignatalli

Forrest Tucker

Marte 'Marty' Dufour Gray

Vera Ralston

Nicholas 'Nick' Mancani

Luther Adler

Joe Gray

John Russell

Sen. Tower

Gene Lockhart

Rev. Simon Andrews

Grant Withers

Ted Dawson

Richard Jaeckel

Police Chief

Roy Roberts

Pickpocket

Whit Bissell

Sen. Blake

Don Beddoe

Suzanne Stone wants to be a world-famous news anchor and she is willing to do anything to get what she wants. What she lacks in intelligence, she makes up for in cold determination and diabolical wiles. As she pursues her goal with relentless focus, she is forced to destroy anything and anyone that may stand in her way, regardless of the ultimate cost or means necessary.

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