Gangster and Crime Movies
Baby Face Nelson (1957)
More vicious than Little Caesar! More savage than Scarface! More brutal than Dillinger! The "baby-face b butcher" who lined 'em up -- chopped 'em down -- and terrorized a nation! George "Babyface" Nelson becomes one of the most important gangsters of 1920s Chicago by making brutal robberies. In order to compete with Al Capone he allies himself with John Dillinger...
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Mickey Rooney - Lester M. 'Baby Face Nelson' Gillis, Carolyn Jones - Sue, Cedric Hardwicke - Doc Saunders (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke), Leo Gordon - John Dillinger, Anthony Caruso - John Hamilton, Jack Elam - Fatso Nagel, John Hoyt - Samuel Parker, Ted de Corsia - Rocca, Elisha Cook Jr. - Homer van Meter, Robert Osterloh - Johnson, Thayer David - Connelly, Dabbs Greer - Charles Bonner, George E. Stone - Mr. Hall, Bank Manager, Lisa Davis - Ann Saper, the lady in red, Emile Meyer - Mac |
Directors: |
Don Siegel |
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Rating: |
R |
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Running time: |
81 minutes |
Genre: |
Drama, Crime, Film-Noir |
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Review: Close your history books, and enjoy Hollywood at its finest in Gangster genre. Like Bugsey was impressed with George Rafts imitation of him; Nelson should have got to see Mickey Rooneys portrayal of him! This movie is hardly outdated, even timeless, entertaining audiences almost any age, of the ruthless outlaws of the thirties. If anyone has time enough to notice something even remotely corny, remember that it is America's favorite vegetable.