Four Boys and a Gun

Jan 11, 1957

1h 14m

★ 6.3

"Real Big Shots" with a real gun —

Overview

The moving story of four young men struggling against overwhelming odds to remain honest. When their crooked employer shorts their earnings; they turn to crime, their first theft ending in tragedy.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

Security Pictures

United Artists

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Cast

Ollie Denker

Frank Sutton

Eddie Richards

Larry Green

Johnny Doyle

James Franciscus

Stanley Badek

William Hinnant

District Attorney

Otto Hulett

Joe Barton

Robert Dryden

Fight manager

J. Pat O'Malley

Marie

Diana Herbert

Nita

Patricia Sloan

Sophie

Nancy Devlin

Elizabeth

Patricia Bosworth

Television man

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