01 Feb 1939
Dead Men Are Dangerous
Unsuccessful writer Aylmer Franklyn takes the chance to change identities after he discovers a corpse. However, he soon finds himself accused of the murder of a maid at a near-by boarding house.
The Gangster
HE'S GOT THE TOWN BY THE THROAT!
Based on the novel Low Company. One of the most peculiar film noirs of the 1940s stars Barry Sullivan as a small-time hood who suffers a mental breakdown as his big plans begin to crumble. Beautiful Belita is the slumming society girlfriend who only fuels his paranoia.
Top Billed Cast
Barry Sullivan Shubunka
Belita Nancy Starr
Joan Lorring Dorothy
Akim Tamiroff Nick Jammey
Harry Morgan Shorty
John Ireland Karty
Sheldon Leonard Cornell
Fifi D'Orsay Mrs. Ostroleng
Virginia Christine Mrs. Karty
Elisha Cook Jr. Oval
Ted Hecht Swain (as Theodore Hecht)
Leif Erickson Beaumont
Charles McGraw Dugas
John Kellogg Sterling
Edwin Maxwell Politician (as Eddie Maxwell)
Dewey Robinson Pool Player
Murray Alper Eddie
Shelley Winters Hazel
Larry Steers Headwaiter
Marie Blake Hotel maid
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