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Roger Touhy, Gangster is a 1944 American gangster film based on the life of Chicago mob figure Roger Touhy, directed by film noir specialist Robert Florey.
Parts of the film were shot at Stateville Correctional Center near Joliet, Illinois, where Touhy himself was serving time. Although the story was fictionalized, Touhy successfully sued the studio for defamation of character. After six years, he won a judgment of $15,000, although Fox was able to profitably distribute the film overseas without legal repercussions.
Original Release
06/03/1944
US Release
06/03/1944
Cast
Name | Character |
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Preston Foster | Roger Touhy |
Victor McLaglen | Herman 'Owl' Banghart / Herman "Owl" Banghart |
Lois Andrews | Daisy |
Kent Taylor | Police Capt. Steven Warren / Steve Warren |
Anthony Quinn | George Carroll |
William Post Jr. | Joseph P. Sutton |
Harry Morgan | Thomas J. 'Smoke' Reardon / Thomas "Smoke" Reardon |
Matt Briggs | Horace Cameron / Cameron |
Moroni Olsen | Riley |
Reed Hadley | FBI Agent Boyden |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Preston Foster | Roger Touhy |
Victor McLaglen | Herman 'Owl' Banghart / Herman "Owl" Banghart |
Lois Andrews | Daisy |
Kent Taylor | Police Capt. Steven Warren / Steve Warren |
Anthony Quinn | George Carroll |
William Post Jr. | Joseph P. Sutton |
Harry Morgan | Thomas J. 'Smoke' Reardon / Thomas "Smoke" Reardon |
Matt Briggs | Horace Cameron / Cameron |
Moroni Olsen | Riley |
Reed Hadley | FBI Agent Boyden |
Trudy Marshall | Gloria |
John Archer | FBI Agent Kerrigan |
Frank Jenks | Bernard 'Troubles' O'Connor / Bernard "Troubles" O'Connor |
George E. Stone | 'Ice Box' Hamilton / "Ice Box" Hamilton |
Charles Lang | FBI Agent |
Kane Richmond | Mason |
Joseph E. Ragen | Joseph E. Ragen |
Murray Alper | Ralph Burke |
Jessie Arnold | Wife |
Warren Ashe | Cop |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Bryan Foy | Executive Producer |
Arthur Gardner | Producer |
Lee S. Marcus | Producer |