Hoodlum Empire

19521952
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1h 38m

IMDb RATING

6.0/10

323

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Brian Donlevy, Luther Adler, Claire Trevor, and Forrest Tucker in Hoodlum Empire (1952)

Crime Drama Film-Noir

After WW2, ex-mobster war hero Joe Gray goes straight, to the dismay of his New York mob boss uncle who's afraid that his nephew will testify against his outfit before a Grand Jury.After WW2, ex-mobster war hero Joe Gray goes straight, to the dismay of his New York mob boss uncle who's afraid that his nephew will testify against his outfit before a Grand Jury.After WW2, ex-mobster war hero Joe Gray goes straight, to the dismay of his New York mob boss uncle who's afraid that his nephew will testify against his outfit before a Grand Jury.

IMDb RATING

6.0/10

323

YOUR RATING

Director
- Joseph Kane
Writers
- Bob Considine(story)
- Bruce Manning(screen play)
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John Russell and Forrest Tucker in Hoodlum Empire (1952)

Forrest Tucker and Grant Withers in Hoodlum Empire (1952)

Brian Donlevy, Taylor Holmes, Gene Lockhart, William Schallert, and Forrest Tucker in Hoodlum Empire (1952)

Featured review

4/10

Film Noir Is "Fair" and Features Too Many Flashbacks

This film noir story is told mostly in the form of flashbacks. It begins to drag a bit in the second half and one gets a little antsy waiting to find out how the good guy gets off in the end, which we assume he does.

Oddly, the main actor in this film, John Russell - the hero of the movie - is not listed on the back on the video box, in critics reviews or even in the film! The most interesting character in "Nick Mansani," played by Luther Adler. Meanwhile, Claire Trevor plays her normal film noir role of the unhappy woman, in this case the "scorned woman." Forrest Tucker was pretty good as the hot- headed hit man, too.

However, overall this was just fair as film noirs go; nothing special to make it stand out. In truth, too many flashbacks ruined this film.

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