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Hoodlum Empire (1952) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1952 · 98 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Joseph Kane
- Starring
- John Russell, Claire Trevor, Roy Roberts, Forrest Tucker, Whit Bissell, Don Beddoe
“Nicky – you think you’re bigger than the whole world.” A ruthless power struggle erupts when a Mafia capo’s enforcer turns informant, threatening to testify against the boss and his expansive, cruel nationwide crime network. Shot in a semi‑documentary style, the film is directly inspired by the 1950‑51 Kefauver investigations.
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