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Subgenre Sampler

 
Murder, Inc.Murder, Inc. (1960)
Dir. Stuart Rosenberg, Burt Balaban
Feat. Stuart Whitman, Peter Falk, Simon Oakland
Cinemascope gangland film based on the true story of the eponymous Brooklyn gang that operated in the 1930s. It launched the careers of both Stuart…
Rise and Fall of 'Legs' Diamond, TheRise and Fall of 'Legs' Diamond, The (1960)
Dir. Budd Boetticher
Feat. Ray Danton, Karen Steele, Elaine Stewart
A professionally–shot thriller about the career of New York gangster Jack 'Legs' Diamond, who rose to prominence in the 1920s and maintained…
Untouchables, The (TV Series)Untouchables, The (TV Series) (1959-1963) Recommended
Feat. Robert Stack, Paul Picerni
An iconic crime series that once baited controversy for its escalation of television violence, this pulled out the stops to authentically…
Party GirlParty Girl (1958) Recommended
Dir. Nicholas Ray
Feat. Robert Taylor, Cyd Charisse, Lee J. Cobb
Delicious Nicholas Ray–directed potboiler finds bum–legged Robert Taylor trying to cut ties with the mob. A slinky Cyd Charisse (tearing…
Vicious Circle, TheVicious Circle, The (Circle) (1957)
Dir. Gerald Thomas
Feat. John Mills, Derek Farr, Lionel Jeffries
Neatly convoluted mystery has John Mills play an eminent medical specialist who is implicated in a murder when the body of a German actress turns up…
I Died A Thousand TimesI Died A Thousand Times (1955)
Dir. Stuart Heisler
Feat. Jack Palance, Shelley Winters, Lee Marvin
Enjoyable remake of High Sierra that benefits from a fantastic cast and a rousing finale. Look for a young and uncredited Dennis Hopper.
Pete Kelly's BluesPete Kelly's Blues (1955)
Dir. Jack Webb
Feat. Jack Webb, Janet Leigh, Edmond O'Brien
Musical set in 1920's Kansas which blends jazz, gangsters and political corruption. Directed by and starring Jack Webb as a cornet player who is…
Drunken AngelDrunken Angel (Yoidore tenshi) (1948)
Dir. Akira Kurosawa
Feat. Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura
The film that made Toshiro Mifune a star – playing a petty gangster with TB, who turns to an alcoholic doctor for help after a shoot–out.…
DillingerDillinger (1945)
Dir. Max Nosseck
Feat. Lawrence Tierney
Lawrence Tierney stars in this robust B–Movie biopic as the notorious gangster who declared war on America's banking system.
Roaring Twenties, TheRoaring Twenties, The (1939)
Dir. Raoul Walsh
Feat. James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, Priscilla Lane
Seminal gangster drama, paired screen–tough Cagney with a then lesser–known Bogart. Becoming buddies during WWI, they later enter and…

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