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5 July 1951 (USA)
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Paroled sociopath career criminal Vincent Lubeck betrays his family's trust when he masterminds a complex armored car robbery. full summary | add synopsis
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Brisk, entertaining b-film with another terrific tough-guy performance from Lawrence Tierney
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Lawrence Tierney | ... | Vincent Lubeck | |
| Allene Roberts | ... | Rosa | |
| Marjorie Riordan | ... | Eileen | |
| Lisa Golm | ... | Mrs. Lubeck | |
| Edward Tierney | ... | Johnny Lubeck | |
| Stuart Randall | ... | Police Lt. Burdick | |
| Angela Stevens | ... | Christie Lang (as Ann Zika) | |
| John De Simone | ... | Marty Connell | |
| Tom Hubbard | ... | Police Sgt. Schmidt | |
| Eddie Foster | ... | Mickey Sessions | |
| O.Z. Whitehead | ... | Breckenridge | |
| Richard Barron | ... | Eddie Bright | |
| Rudy Rama | ... | Harry Hill |
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Rated PG for violence and thematic elements. (2005 re-issue)
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61 min
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Sweden:(Banned) |
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Restored from the original camera negatives at UCLA Film & Television Archive in 2008 and premiered at the 2009 UCLA Festival of Film Preservation.
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The only extenuating circumstance is that Vincent Lubeck hasn't committed murder... yet!
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"The Hoodlum" is a brisk, entertaining b-film with another terrific tough-guy performance from Lawrence Tierney. Whenever on camera, Tierney is compulsively watchable (and makes up for the poor acting he is surrounded by) and has an incredibly intimidating screen presence. Its a shame he wasn't given a fully developed character to work with and that he was never able to become a big star due to his self-destructive personal life (his characters mirrored his real life actions often). Tierney is slightly over-the-top but believable as the title "hoodlum". The rest of the supporting cast is mediocre, especially Tierney's real-life brother Edward Tierney (was Scott Brady unavailable?). Their woodenness is overshadowed by Lawrence Tierney completely and this is one of his best roles.
The film itself is unconvincing and ludicrous, but quickly paced enough at its compact running time of 61 minutes. Viewers don't search for credibility in their b-films, they look for some cheap lurid thrills and a quick pace. The ultimate crime films such as this can commit is being boring. "The Hoodlum" is certainly never boring. Its nothing new or fresh, but the story is present with much force. Its good rainy day entertainment and worth watching if only for Tierney. Hes great in almost everything he does. (6/10)