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Roger Touhy, Gangster
Roger Touhy, Gangster

Roger Touhy, Gangster

LAST OF THE GANGSTERS!

Genres

CrimeDrama

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Set during Prohibition, the movie centers on Touhy's rise from small time thug to the city's most powerful bootlegger whose empire is rivaled only by that of Al Capone (who is referred to, but never named in the story). It is his rival who frames Touhy for kidnapping and arranges for him to serve a life-long term in Stateville prison. Determined to be free again, the desperate Touhy and his cellmate Basil "the Owl" Banghart, begin plotting a violent break out.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

65 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

03 June 1944

Country

United States of America

Cast

Preston Foster

Preston Foster

Roger Touhy

Victor McLaglen

Victor McLaglen

Herman "Owl" Banghart

Lois Andrews

Lois Andrews

Daisy

Kent Taylor

Kent Taylor

Steve Warren

Anthony Quinn

Anthony Quinn

George Carroll

William Post Jr.

William Post Jr.

Joseph P. Sutton

Harry Morgan

Harry Morgan

Thomas "Smoke" Reardon

Matt Briggs

Matt Briggs

Cameron

Moroni Olsen

Moroni Olsen

Riley

Reed Hadley

Reed Hadley

FBI Agent Boyden

Trudy Marshall

Trudy Marshall

Gloria

John Archer

John Archer

FBI Agent Kerrigan

Frank Jenks

Frank Jenks

Bernard "Troubles" O'Connor

George E. Stone

George E. Stone

"Ice Box" Hamilton

Charles Lang

Charles Lang

FBI Agent

Kane Richmond

Kane Richmond

Mason

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Daisy's Courtroom Companion (uncredited)

Byron Foulger

Byron Foulger

Court Clerk (uncredited)

Frank Orth

Frank Orth

. Comic in Theater (uncredited)

Addison Richards

Addison Richards

Priest (uncredited)

Roy Roberts

Roy Roberts

Frank Williams - FBI Chief (uncredited)

Grant Withers

Grant Withers

FBI Man Detaining 'Ice Box' (uncredited)

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