MOVIEmeter
SEE RANK
Up 29,116 this week

The Boss (1956)

 -  Drama  -  October 1956 (USA)
6.7
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 6.7/10 from 137 users  
Reviews: 14 user | 7 critic

Director:

Writers:

, (front for Dalton Trumbo)
0Check in
0Share...

User Lists

Related lists from IMDb users

a list of 3894 titles created 4 months ago
 
a list of 751 titles created 10 months ago
 
a list of 8039 titles created 10 months ago
 
a list of 978 titles created 08 Nov 2011
 

Connect with IMDb


Share this Rating

Title: The Boss (1956)

The Boss (1956) on IMDb 6.7/10

Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of The Boss.
Edit

Cast

Cast overview:
...
Matt Brady
William Bishop ...
William Clay aka Bob Herrick
Gloria McGehee ...
Lorry Reed
Doe Avedon ...
Elsie Reynolds
...
Tim Brady
...
Stanley Millard
...
Ernie Jackson
Robin Morse ...
Johnny Mazia
William Phipps ...
Stitch
Gil Lamb ...
Henry
George Lynn ...
Tom Masterson
Bob Morgan ...
Hamhead
Edit

Storyline

Add Full Plot | Add Synopsis

Taglines:

"I'M THE BOSS" "I've Got My Finger In Every Vice Racket. The Police, Senate Investigators, Nobody Can Lay A Hand On Me. They Call Me A Public Enemy, But Someday I'm Going To Name My Own President." I'M THE BOSS See more »

Genres:

Drama

Edit

Details

Country:

Language:

Release Date:

October 1956 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Le Boss  »

Company Credits

Show detailed on  »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

(Westrex Recording System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
See  »
Edit

Did You Know?

Goofs

Approximately two minutes after the start of the film, the scene showing the parade of the returning soldiers has several anachronisms: standing with their backs to the camera, there is a line of about a dozen middle-aged or older women, whose knee-length hemlines and style of high heeled shoes wouldn't exist until the 1920s; to the left of the scene, hugging the shaft of a lamp-post, is a young boy wearing a short-sleeved shirt with a tropical-flower pattern, which boys of the First World War period would never have worn; in the center of the background behind the parading soldiers is a car whose windshield and roof style are typical of cars from the 1930s, but which would never have been seen on a pre-1920 automobile. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Trumbo (2007) See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.

User Reviews

 
Good Gangster Film
6 July 2001 | by (Columbus Ohio) – See all my reviews

I originally saw the film when it came out and only saw it again recently. Scenes from the film have stayed with me and I wasn't disappointed when it ran on TV. John Payne, The Boss, was a good Hollywood portrayal of a crime boss. The bad guys are really bad and the good guys are few. Crooked politics, payoffs, rub-outs, double-crosses, brawls, you name it and it's used. Payne was a popular actor in the 40's but I didn't appreciate him at the time. Based on this film I will try to see some of his others. If you liked Asphalt Jungle you probably would also like The Boss.


4 of 5 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you?

Message Boards

Recent Posts
John Payne's character Matt Brad, was mean + bitter from very beginning. dlevy1201
Discuss The Boss (1956) on the IMDb message boards »

Contribute to This Page

Create a character page for:
?