Top Ten Contributors - The Gangster (1947)
by milam_ogden | created - 14 Jul 2014 | updated - 14 Jul 2014 | PublicOne of the film noir highlighted in Ronald Schwartz's House of Noir book on the motion picture studios that produced numerous film noir movies. This film noir receives a 6.5 rating from the IMDb. I would rate it higher. Here are the top 10 contributors:
1. Daniel Fuchs
Writer | Love Me or Leave Me
Daniel Fuchs was born on June 25, 1909 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Love Me or Leave Me (1955), Criss Cross (1949) and Between Two Worlds (1944). He died on July 26, 1993 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
wrote the original story "Low Company" and also the screenplay
2. Gordon Wiles
Director | Laugh-In
Gordon Wiles was born on June 20, 1929 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Laugh-In (1967), Ginger in the Morning (1974) and Big John, Little John (1976). He died on April 27, 2014 in Irvine, California, USA.
asked by the King brothers to direct
3. Louis Gruenberg
Music_department | Stagecoach
Composer ("The Emperor Jones") and pianist, educated at the Vienna Conservatory (Master Class), and a student of F. E. Koch. He came to the USA in 1885 and made his debut as pianist with the Philadelphia Orchestra in Berlin in 1912. From there and through 1919 he continued giving concert tours ...
behind the musical score
4. Paul Ivano
Cinematographer | Red Snow
Paul Ivano was born on May 13, 1900 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France. He was a cinematographer, known for Red Snow (1952), The Girl from Rio (1939) and Fury Below (1936). He was married to Greta. He died on April 9, 1984 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
director of cinematography
5. Barry Sullivan
Actor | Cause for Alarm!
Patrick Barry Sullivan was born on August 29, 1912 in New York City. While never a major movie star, he established himself as a well-known and highly regarded character lead and second lead in motion pictures and television in a career that lasted 50 years. Legend has it that Sullivan was ...
plays Shubanka, a small time gangster
6. Belita
Actress | Lady, Let's Dance
Exalted by her adoring fans as "Belita, the Ice Maiden", this Hollywood lady-in-waiting to Sonja Henie was born Maria Belita Jepson-Turner in Hampshire, England, on October 21, 1923. Trained in dance not long after learning how to walk (age 2), she went on to study ballet with Sir Anton Dolin. ...
plays Nancy Starr who Shubanka falls hard for
7. Joan Lorring
Actress | The Corn Is Green
Joan Lorring was born Madeline Ellis on April 17, 1926, in Hong Kong. She and her mother, Ania Fred, a Russian Jewish immigrant, left Hong Kong after the outbreak of WWII to pursue an acting career, settling in California in the late 1930s. After finding radio work in Los Angeles, Lorring worked her...
8. Akim Tamiroff
Actor | Touch of Evil
Though born in Georgia and having a Russian-sounding name, Akim Tamiroff is actually of Armenian descent. At 19 he decided to pursue acting as a career and was chosen from among 500 applicants to the Moscow Art Theater School. There he studied under the great Konstantin Stanislavski, and launched a...
plays Nick Jamney
9. Harry Morgan
Actor | M*A*S*H
Harry Morgan was a prolific character actor who starred in over 100 films and was a stage performer. Known to a younger generation of fans as "Col. Sherman T. Potter" on M*A*S*H (1972). Also known for his commanding personality throughout his career, he tackled movies and television in a way no ...
Shorty who works in the Sweet Shoppe
10. John Ireland
Actor | All the King's Men
Born in Canada, John Ireland was raised in New York. Performing as a swimmer in a water carnival, he moved into the legitimate theater, often appearing in minor roles in Broadway plays. His first big break in pictures came in 1945 when he appeared as Windy the introspective letter-writing G.I. in ...
plays Frank Karty, friend to Shublunka
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