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Luther Davis (writer)
Leo Townsend (story)
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12 March 1950 (USA) more
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Now grown-up, Johnny Columbo returns to New York from Italy having sworn a vendetta against the Black Hand who killed his father years earlier... more | add synopsis
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Mainly for Gene Kelly fans more (9 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Gene Kelly | ... | Giovanni E. 'Johnny' Columbo |
 | J. Carrol Naish | ... | Louis Lorelli |
| Teresa Celli | ... | Isabella Gomboli |
| Marc Lawrence | ... | Caesar Xavier Serpi |
| Frank Puglia | ... | Carlo Sabballera |
| Barry Kelley | ... | Capt. Thompson |
| Mario Siletti | ... | Benny Danetta aka Nino |
| Carl Milletaire | ... | George Allani aka Tomasino |
| Peter Brocco | ... | Roberto Columbo |
| Eleonora von Mendelssohn | ... | Maria Columbo (as Eleonora Mendelssohn) |
| Grazia Narciso | ... | Mrs. Danetta |
| Maurice Samuels | ... | Moriani |
| Burk Symon | ... | Judge |
| Bert Freed | ... | Prosecutor |
 | Mimi Aguglia | ... | Mrs. Sabballera |
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92 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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Remarkable only for the presence of Gene Kelly, this decidedly no-dancing 1949 drama purports to tell how a New York Mafia protection racket was smashed in the early 1900s. Kelly appears to have made it in between On the Town and Summer Stock, and possibly welcomed the chance to do some serious acting, though this never was his forte, and there are moments when you half expect him to start hoofing and warbling!
Kelly plays the part of a young man whose Italian father has been killed by the Black Hand gang years before, and is seeking revenge, initially by direct action with a knife, but later by legal means, though at the end of the day he has to use the knife any way. The film as a whole is variable, with some plausible dramatic scenes, but with others straight out of a Keystone Kops comedy, including some set in Naples. J Carrol Naish has a major role as an Italian-American detective, and a little romantic interest for Kelly is provided by Teresa Celli.