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The Last Gangster

  • 19371937
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 21m
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6.7/10
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Edward G. Robinson, James Stewart, and Rose Stradner in The Last Gangster (1937)
A gangster is jailed for ten years after his wife becomes pregnant. He becomes bitter when she divorces him and remarries.
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A gangster is jailed for ten years after his wife becomes pregnant. He becomes bitter when she divorces him and remarries.A gangster is jailed for ten years after his wife becomes pregnant. He becomes bitter when she divorces him and remarries.A gangster is jailed for ten years after his wife becomes pregnant. He becomes bitter when she divorces him and remarries.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
1.6K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
53,719
29,818
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    • Director
      • Edward Ludwig
    • Writers
      • John Lee Mahin(screen play)
      • William A. Wellman(original story)
      • Robert Carson(original story)
    • Stars
      • Edward G. Robinson
      • James Stewart
      • Rose Stradner
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Edward Ludwig
    • Writers
      • John Lee Mahin(screen play)
      • William A. Wellman(original story)
      • Robert Carson(original story)
    • Stars
      • Edward G. Robinson
      • James Stewart
      • Rose Stradner
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 24User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews

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    Edward G. Robinson, James Stewart, and Rose Stradner in The Last Gangster (1937)
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    Edward G. Robinson
    Edward G. Robinson
    • Joe Krozac
    James Stewart
    James Stewart
    • Paul North
    Rose Stradner
    Rose Stradner
    • Talya Krozac
    Lionel Stander
    Lionel Stander
    • 'Curly'
    Douglas Scott
    Douglas Scott
    • Junior Krozac
    John Carradine
    John Carradine
    • Casper
    Sidney Blackmer
    Sidney Blackmer
    • Newspaper Editor
    Grant Mitchell
    Grant Mitchell
    • Prison Warden
    Edward Brophy
    Edward Brophy
    • 'Fats' Garvey
    • (as Edward S. Brophy)
    Alan Baxter
    Alan Baxter
    • Frankie 'Acey' Kyle
    Frank Conroy
    Frank Conroy
    • Sid Gorman
    Louise Beavers
    Louise Beavers
    • Gloria
    Victor Adams
    • Warehouse Gangster
    • (uncredited)
    Richard Allen
    • Policeman
    • (uncredited)
    Jimmy Barnes
    • Boy
    • (uncredited)
    Don 'Red' Barry
    Don 'Red' Barry
    • Billy Ernst
    • (uncredited)
    Brooks Benedict
    Brooks Benedict
    • Convict
    • (uncredited)
    William 'Billy' Benedict
    William 'Billy' Benedict
    • Freddy - Office Boy
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Edward Ludwig
    • Writers
      • John Lee Mahin(screen play)
      • William A. Wellman(original story)
      • Robert Carson(original story)
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    • Trivia
      The American film debut of Rose Stradner. An Austrian by birth, she was a stage and film actress in Europe before escaping the Nazi takeover of Austria in 1936. Louis B. Mayer brought her to Hollywood, but her marriage to Joseph L. Mankiewicz in 1939 essentially put her career on hold. She appeared in only two more films, Blind Alley (1939) and The Keys of the Kingdom (1944), and on TV in Reign of Terror (1953). Stresses in her marriage led to alcoholism and depression, and to suicide in 1958.
    • Goofs
      Joe Krozac is sent to Alcatraz in 1927, but Alcatraz didn't become a federal penitentiary until 1933.
    • Quotes

      Joe Krozac: [to his wife who has fainted at the table] What's the matter? Hey, Baby!

      [to Curly]

      Joe Krozac: Do you think she's sick?

      Curly: [Sarcastically] Well I never had a dame that slept during dinner.

    • Crazy credits
      Credits appear as news headlines.
    • Connections
      Featured in The First Gangster and the Last Gangster (1937)

    User reviews24

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    7/10
    Classic Eddie G. gangster drama
    Anyone who's a die-hart Edward G. Robinson fan will probably already have seen The Last Gangster, a drama that tugs on your heart. Eddie G plays the titular character, a mob boss kingpin who gets sent to jail for scrimping on his income tax. His frustration is understandable, since he's gotten away with everything else and gets tripped up by a minor detail. Plus, his lovely wife, Rose Stradner, has just given birth to a little boy. Rose, an immigrant without a good command on the English language, is lost without her husband. She also doesn't have an income anymore and has to struggle as a new and single mother.

    James Stewart plays a young newspaper reporter. He learns of Rose's plight and writes some articles sympathizing with her situation. As he gets to know her, he can't help himself from trying to help her and the little baby. As time passes, they start to fall in love. Obviously, the good guy vs. Bad guy element is pretty strong in this film. Eddie G is a gangster who abandoned his family, and Jimmy is an upstanding reporter who believes in doing the right thing. But you just can't help loving Eddie G and feeling terribly sorry for him - or at least I can't. When he pouts and starts to cry, it just tears me up!
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    • Release date
      • November 12, 1937 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Another Public Enemy
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 21 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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