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Baby Face Nelson is a 1957 crime film noir based on the real-life 1930s gangster, directed by Don Siegel, co-written by Daniel Mainwaring—who also wrote the screenplay for Siegel's 1956 sci-fi thriller Invasion of the Body Snatchers—and starring Mickey Rooney as Baby Face Nelson with Leo Gordon as John Dillinger.
Original Release
12/11/1957
US Release
12/11/1957
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Mickey Rooney | Lester M. 'Baby Face Nelson' Gillis |
| Carolyn Jones | Sue Nelson |
| Cedric Hardwicke | Doc Saunders (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke) / Doc Saunders |
| Leo Gordon | John Dillinger |
| Anthony Caruso | John Hamilton |
| Jack Elam | Fatso Nagel |
| John Hoyt | Samuel F. Parker |
| Ted de Corsia | Rocca |
| Elisha Cook Jr. | Homer van Meter |
| Robert Osterloh | FBI Agent Johnson |
Directors
Writers
Robert Adler, Daniel Mainwaring, Irving Shulman
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Mickey Rooney | Lester M. 'Baby Face Nelson' Gillis |
| Carolyn Jones | Sue Nelson |
| Cedric Hardwicke | Doc Saunders (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke) / Doc Saunders |
| Leo Gordon | John Dillinger |
| Anthony Caruso | John Hamilton |
| Jack Elam | Fatso Nagel |
| John Hoyt | Samuel F. Parker |
| Ted de Corsia | Rocca |
| Elisha Cook Jr. | Homer van Meter |
| Robert Osterloh | FBI Agent Johnson |
| Thayer David | Connelly |
| Dabbs Greer | FBI Agent Charles Bonner |
| George E. Stone | Mr. Hall - Bank Manager |
| Lisa Davis | Ann Saper - the Lady in Red |
| Emile Meyer | Mac - Detective |
| Dan Terranova | Miller |
| Murray Alper | Alex - Bank Guard |
| Harry Antrim | Pharmacist |
| Tom Fadden | Postman Harkins |
| Duke Mitchell | Solly - Pool Hall Attendant / Solly |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Byron Roberts | Producer |
| Al Zimbalist | Producer |
