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The Lawbreakers is a 1961 film directed by Joseph M. Newman. Made in a film noir style, the crime drama is based on the pilot episode of the 1961 television series The Asphalt Jungle and stars an ensemble cast including Jack Warden, Vera Miles, Robert Douglas, and Arch Johnson.
The film tells the story of a scheme to double-cross the syndicate and steal its money, and of a police commissioner's efforts to investigate homicides that take place as the scheme unfolds while also fighting corruption in the city government and police department.
Original Release
08/15/1961
US Release
08/15/1961
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jack Warden | Matthew Gower / Matt Gower |
Vera Miles | Angela Walsh |
Robert Douglas | Allen Bardeman |
Arch Johnson | Gus Honochek |
Douglas Odney | Frank Orte |
Robert H. Harris | Joe Selkin |
Ken Lynch | Ed Rackin |
Robert Bailey | Sam Henry |
Mary Lawrence | Marian Gower |
James Seay | Mayor Harold Emshaw |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jack Warden | Matthew Gower / Matt Gower |
Vera Miles | Angela Walsh |
Robert Douglas | Allen Bardeman |
Arch Johnson | Gus Honochek |
Douglas Odney | Frank Orte |
Robert H. Harris | Joe Selkin |
Ken Lynch | Ed Rackin |
Robert Bailey | Sam Henry |
Mary Lawrence | Marian Gower |
James Seay | Mayor Harold Emshaw |
Marianne Stewart | Rose Wardell |
Jay Adler | Abe Hirsch |
John Zaremba | Sgt. John Ervine |
David White | Commissioner James Deane |
Noreen Corcoran | Evelyn Gower |
Don C. Harvey | Bit Policeman |
Kenner G. Kemp | Detective / Driver |
Eddie Marr | Bit Reporter |
William Smith | Guy on Street |
Bert Stevens | Extra at Bus Station |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jaime Del Valle | Producer |