River Gang
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCharles David
Screenplay byLeslie Charteris
Dwight V. Babcock
Based on
Fairy Tale Murder
by
  • Charles David
  • Hugh Gray
Produced byCharles David
StarringGloria Jean
John Qualen
Bill Goodwin
Keefe Brasselle
Sheldon Leonard
Gus Schilling
Vince Barnett
CinematographyJerome Ash
Edited bySaul A. Goodkind
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • September 21, 1945 (1945-09-21)
Running time
64 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

River Gang is a 1945 American crime film directed by Charles David and written by Leslie Charteris and Dwight V. Babcock. The film stars Gloria Jean, John Qualen, Bill Goodwin, Keefe Brasselle, Sheldon Leonard, Gus Schilling and Vince Barnett. The film was released on September 21, 1945, by Universal Pictures.[1][2][3]

Plot

Wendy (Gloria Jean), a naive young girl, lives with her kindly Uncle Bill (John Qualen), who has sheltered her from life by instilling a belief in fairy-tales and make-believe. Uncle Bill, a pawn shop owner buy a violin from shady character, Peg-Leg ('Sheldon Leonard' )qv)). When Johnny (Keefe Brasselle, a neighborhood boy and friend of Wendy, connects the violin with the theft of a Stradivarius from a murdered composer, he is kidnapped by a group of thugs. Peg-Leg is killed by the boss of the crime-ring, a face-disguised mystery man known as Raincoat. He tortures Johnny to make him reveal his knowledge of the gang's activities. Meanwhile, Gloria his discovered the identity of 'Raincoat' and seeks the help of Mike ('Bill Goodwin'), the policeman on the beat.

Cast

References

  1. ^ "River Gang (1945) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
  2. ^ Hal Erickson. "River Gang (1945) - Charles David". AllMovie. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
  3. ^ "River Gang". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2019-04-14.

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