Top billed cast

1. 

   Paul Muni

   Antonio 'Tony' Camonte

2. 

   Ann Dvorak

   Francesca 'Cesca' Camonte

3. 

   Karen Morley

   Poppy

4. 

   Osgood Perkins

   John 'Johnny' Lovo

5. 

   C. Henry Gordon

   Insp. Ben Guarino

6. 

   George Raft

   Guino Rinaldo

7. 

   Vince Barnett

   Angelo

8. 

   Boris Karloff

   Gaffney

9. 

   Purnell Pratt

   Mr. Garston, publisher

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-13

Odd to see Howard Hawks on this genre, but he directs this workman-like gangster effort steadily, managing to convey some semblance of the environment of fear and violence without actually turning it into a visual gory bloodbath. Paul Muni may have had top billing, but for me George Raft steals this - charisma a-plenty. Boris Karloff appears oddly miscast, but Dvorak and Morley play the roles of the molls quite effectively and Osgood Perkins plays the cowardly bully Lovo well. Holds up remarkably after almost 90 years!

Recommendations

1. The Bikeriders66%
2. The Outfit70%
3. Shaft60%
4. Gangster Squad63%
5. Lawless70%
6. Capone58%
7. A Walk Among the Tombstones63%
8. Thief72%
9. State of Grace69%
10. The Crew60%
11. Absolution59%
12. The Irishman75%
13. Violent Ends61%
14. Live by Night62%
15. Next of Kin59%
16. Al Capone66%
17. True Confessions60%
18. Fast Charlie61%
19. Primal Fear77%
20. Hoodlum64%

Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$800,000.00

Revenue
$600,000.00

Keywords

• chicago, illinois
• sibling relationship
• based on novel or book
• police
• prohibition era
• alcohol
• gangster
• gang war
• beer
• ambition
• film noir
• murder
• mobster
• black and white
• pre-code
• audacious