New York Confidential (1955)

A top syndicate crime boss and his corrupt politicians, make multi-million deals and order murders , until the vicious pattern finally catches up to him.

Director:

Russell Rouse

Writers:

Jack Lait (suggested by the book), Lee Mortimer (suggested by the book),

Stars:

Broderick Crawford, Richard Conte, Marilyn Maxwell

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Broderick Crawford	...	Charlie Lupo
Richard Conte	...	Nick Magellan
Marilyn Maxwell	...	Iris Palmer
Anne Bancroft	...	Katherine (Kathy) Lupo
J. Carrol Naish	...	Ben Dagajanian
Onslow Stevens	...	Johnny Achilles
Barry Kelley	...	Robert Frawley
Mike Mazurki	...	Arnie Wendler
Celia Lovsky	...	Mama Lupo
Herbert Heyes	...	James Marshall
Steven Geray	...	Morris Franklin
William 'Bill' Phillips	...	Whitey
Henry Kulky	...	Gino
Nestor Paiva	...	Martinelli
Joseph Vitale	...	Batista

Storyline

Nick Magellan works for the corrupt businessman Charlie Lupo, who presides over an influential crime syndicate in Manhattan, New York. New York senators belong to the realm of this syndicate. Charlie has a recalcitrant daughter, Kathy Lupo. She is in love with Nick. Nick protects Kathy against her father when she leaves her parental home. Charlie always knows not to be judged, but when one of the senators talks too much during a television interview, he is in the center of a massive fraud research by the law.

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Plot Keywords:

syndicate | crime boss | brutality | pulling hair | woman slaps man | 

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Genres:

Crime | Film-Noir | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 February 1955 (USA)

Also Known As:

Pantherkatze

Filming Locations:

Samuel Goldwyn Studios - 7200 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Edward Small Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

Something Old, Something New York

"jump fido, papa give you liver" says anne bancroft to richard conte...of course, there is the main storyline of the organization, the syndicate, the business of crime that merges with the mafia family's personal lives in a soap opera where stiffs abound...but what sticks to my ribs is the quirky dialogue that runs throughout... for example, richard conte learns from ann bancroft that he has a 'penchant' and he repeats the word to her father, broderick crawford, who reacts very strangely...or it's crawford who says, 'what I wouldn't give for a salami on rye with a kosher pickle'...he finally gets his wish and wishes he hadn't...or a hit man's desire to go to cleveland and richard conte says, 'you'll be going a little further than that'...then there's conte in the bar saying 'the beer's flat, bring me another, I'm a slow eater, I haven't finished my sandwich'...they should have let him eat in peace... the scenes start, stop and fade out like the many chapters of a book, and one in particular near the end has no dialogue and lasts less than 30 seconds, yet it is quite effective...and so, when the day is done, it's not necessarily the main storyline that grabs you, but it's the way dialogue has allowed us to personally identify each of the main characters that makes this a memorable movie.