River Gang
| River Gang | |
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| Directed by | Charles David |
| Screenplay by | Leslie Charteris Dwightu V. Babcock |
| Based on | Fairy Tale Murder by
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| Produced by | Charles David |
| Starring | Gloria Jean John Qualen Bill Goodwin Keefe Brasselle Sheldon Leonard Gus Schilling Vince Barnett |
| Cinematography | Jerome Ash |
| Edited by | Saul A. Goodkind |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 64 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
River Gang is a 1945 American crime film directed by Charles David and written by Leslie Charteris and Dwight V. Babcock. The film stars Gloria Jean, John Qualen, Bill Goodwin, Keefe Brasselle, Sheldon Leonard, Gus Schilling and Vince Barnett. The film was released on September 21, 1945, by Universal Pictures.[1][2][3]
Plot
[edit]Wendy (Gloria Jean), a naive young girl, lives with her kindly Uncle Bill (John Qualen), who has sheltered her from life by instilling a belief in fairy-tales and make-believe. Uncle Bill, a pawn shop owner buy a violin from shady character, Peg-Leg ('Sheldon Leonard' )qv)). When Johnny (Keefe Brasselle, a neighborhood boy and friend of Wendy, connects the violin with the theft of a Stradivarius from a murdered composer, he is kidnapped by a group of thugs. Peg-Leg is killed by the boss of the crime-ring, a face-disguised mystery man known as Raincoat. He tortures Johnny to make him reveal his knowledge of the gang's activities. Meanwhile, Gloria his discovered the identity of 'Raincoat' and seeks the help of Mike ('Bill Goodwin'), the policeman on the beat.
Cast
[edit]- Gloria Jean as Wendy
- John Qualen as Uncle Bill
- Bill Goodwin as Mike
- Keefe Brasselle as Johnny
- Sheldon Leonard as Peg Leg
- Gus Schilling as Dopey Charley
- Vince Barnett as Organ Grinder
- Robert Homans as Police Captain
- Jack Grimes as Goofy
- Mende Koenig as Butch
- Rocco Lanzo as Fatso
- Douglas Croft as Slug
- Jerry Rush as Gang Member (uncredited)
References
[edit]- ^ "River Gang (1945) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
- ^ Hal Erickson. "River Gang (1945) - Charles David". AllMovie. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
- ^ "River Gang". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
External links
[edit]- River Gang at IMDb