Hoodlum Empire is a 1952 American film noir crime film directed by Joseph Kane starring Brian Donlevy, Claire Trevor, Forrest Tucker, Vera Ralston, Luther Adler and John Russell. It was inspired by the Kefauver Committee hearings dealing with organized crime.

Plot

Former gangster Joe Gray (Russell) joined the army during World War II and became a hero is now leading a respectable life. When he is called before a grand jury to testify against organized crime activities, his former mobster colleagues prepare to take measures to ensure that he doesn't.

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Cast

Brian Donlevy as Senator Bill Stephens

Claire Trevor as Connie Williams

Forrest Tucker as Charley Pignatalli

Vera Ralston as Marte Dufour

Luther Adler as Nick Mancani

John Russell as Joe Gray

Gene Lockhart as Senator Tower

Grant Withers as Rev. Simon Andrews

Taylor Holmes as Benjamin Lawton

Roy Barcroft as Louis Draper

William Murphy as Pete Dailey

Richard Jaeckel as Ted Dawson

Don Beddoe as Senator Blake

Roy Roberts as Chief Thales

Richard Benedict as Tanner

Phillip Pine as Louis "Louie" Barretti

Damian O'Flynn as Ralph Foster

Pat Flaherty as Mikkelson

References

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1952 films

1952 crime films

American crime films

American black-and-white films

Film noir

Films about organized crime in the United States

Films directed by Joseph Kane

Films scored by Nathan Scott

Republic Pictures films

1950s English-language films

1950s American films

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