Roger Touhy, Gangster

Overview

Set during Prohibition, the movie centers on Touhy's rise from small time thug to the city's most powerful bootlegger whose empire is rivaled only by that of Al Capone (who is referred to, but never named in the story). It is his rival who frames Touhy for kidnapping and arranges for him to serve a life-long term in Stateville prison. Determined to be free again, the desperate Touhy and his cellmate Basil "the Owl" Banghart, begin plotting a violent break out.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 3, 1944

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

20th Century Fox

Cast

Grant Withers,Matt Briggs,Kane Richmond,William Post Jr.,Reed Hadley,John Archer,Frank Jenks,Bess Flowers,Trudy Marshall,Roy Robertsand 12 more

Director

Robert Florey

Writer

Crane Wilbur,Jerome Cady

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0036846