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.
Credits
Roger Touhy, Gangster Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Anthony Quinn
He was 29, 86 years old when he died
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as George Carroll |
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Harry Morgan
He was 29, 96 years old when he died
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as Thomas J. 'Smoke' Reardon (as Henry Morgan) |
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Moroni Olsen
He was 55, 65 years old when he died
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as Riley |
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Reed Hadley
He was 33, 63 years old when he died
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as FBI Agent Boyden |
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Kent Taylor
He was 38, 80 years old when he died
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as Police Capt. Steve Warren |
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Victor McLaglen
He was 57, 72 years old when he died
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as Herman 'Owl' Banghart |
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Preston Foster
He was 43, 69 years old when he died
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as Roger Touhy |
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John Archer
He was 29, 84 years old when he died
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as FBI Agent Kerrigan |
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Trudy Marshall
She was 24, 84 years old when she died
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as Gloria, Sutton's escort |
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Frank Jenks
He was 41, 59 years old when he died
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as Bernard 'Troubles' O'Connor |
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Charles Lang
He was 42, 96 years old when he died
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as FBI Agent |
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George E. Stone
He was 41, 64 years old when he died
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as 'Ice Box' Hamilton |
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Kane Richmond
He was 37, 66 years old when he died
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as Mason |
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Lois Andrews
She was 20, 44 years old when she died
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as Daisy, Touhy's secretary |
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Matt Briggs
He was 25, now 54 years old
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as Cameron |
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William Post, Jr.
He was 43, 88 years old when he died
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as Joseph P. Sutton |
Roger Touhy, Gangster Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Jerome Cady as Screenplay. He was 40 (44) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Robert Florey as Director. He was 43 (78) years old when He died
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Directing |
