The Mob (film)
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| The Mob | |
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 Still from film with Crawford in center |
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| Directed by | Robert Parrish |
| Produced by | Jerry Bresler |
| Written by | Ferguson Findley (novel Waterfront) William Bowers |
| Starring | Broderick Crawford Betty Buehler |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | September 7, 1951 premiere |
| Running time | 87 min |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
The Mob is a 1951 crime thriller film, considered film noir, starring Broderick Crawford as a hard-nosed cop that infiltrates the Mob in order to bust their illegal dockyard activities. Actor Charles Bronson makes one of his first film appearances as a longshoreman. He was uncredited.
[edit] Critical reaction
Spencer Selby, in the book Dark City: The Film Noir, calls The Mob: "About as close as noir ever came to resurrecting the 1930s gangster film."
Film Noir: The Encyclopedia Reference to the American style notes "Crawford takes the simple role of Johnny Damico and converts it into a noir characterization of toughness and vulgarity."
[edit] Featured cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Broderick Crawford | Johnny Damico |
| Betty Buehler | Mary Kiernan |
| Richard Kiley | Thomas Clancy |
| Otto Hulett | Police Lt. Banks |
| Matt Crowley | Smoothie, Bartender/Blackie Clegg |
| Neville Brand | Gunner, Castro henchman |
| Ernest Borgnine | Joe Castro |
| Jean Alexander | Doris Clancy |
[edit] References
- ^ Spencer Selby (1984). Dark City:The Film Noir. McFarland Classics. ISBN 0-7864-0478-7.
- ^ Alain Silver and Elizabeth Ward (1992). Film Noir An Encyclopedic Reference to the American Style. The Overlook Press. ISBN 0-87951-479-5.
