The Hoodlum (1951)Paroled sociopath career criminal Vincent Lubeck betrays his family's trust when he masterminds a complex armored car robbery. Director:Max Nosseck |
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The Hoodlum (1951)Paroled sociopath career criminal Vincent Lubeck betrays his family's trust when he masterminds a complex armored car robbery. Director:Max Nosseck |
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| Lawrence Tierney | ... |
Vincent Lubeck
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Allene Roberts | ... |
Rosa
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Marjorie Riordan | ... |
Eileen
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Lisa Golm | ... |
Mrs. Lubeck
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Edward Tierney | ... |
Johnny Lubeck
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Stuart Randall | ... |
Police Lt. Burdick
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| Angela Stevens | ... |
Christie Lang
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John De Simone | ... |
Marty Connell
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Tom Hubbard | ... |
Police Sgt. Schmidt
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Eddie Foster | ... |
Mickey Sessions
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O.Z. Whitehead | ... |
Mr. Breckenridge
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Richard Barron | ... |
Eddie Bright
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Rudy Rama | ... |
Harry Hill
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Patrick Whyte | ... |
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Vincent Lubeck is a vicious ex-convict. His criminal activities are despised by his family, but he uses and abuses them in the course of his crimes. Eventually his own brother must stand up to him. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
Got a chance to watch this little noir/crime film recently and I have to say that I really enjoyed it. It's a quick movie that clocks in at about 61 and a half minutes and there is no denying that it was a very low budget programmer but it was quickly paced and had some nice touches. Lawrence Tierney is at his nastiest as lifelong criminal Vincent Lubeck. The film opens with Tierney in a car being held at gunpoint by his brother(real life brother Edward Tierney) Johnny and then goes back in time to take us through what lead up to this point. We get a neat narrated, documentary style montage about Vincent's life of crime to start things off. Nice noir touches along the way as shadows abound and for the most part, the performances are very good. Several scenes in the film sort of reminded me of the vastly superior WHITE HEAT. Several things kind of startled me from a film made in 1951 like rape, suicide and the word "pregnant"! All in all, a pretty entertaining little film and a nice way to kill an hour of your time.