The Last Gangster

The Last Gangster (1937)

The First Gangster and The Last Gangster.

A crime boss goes searching for his ex-wife and son after a ten-year prison stint. His old gang has other plans though, and use the child to try and make him disclose the location of the loot he hid before going to the slammer.

Date of release
1937-11-12
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (30)
Runtime
1h 21m
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director
Edward Ludwig

Casting

Interesting facts

The Last Gangster is a 1937 American crime drama film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring Edward G. Robinson and James Stewart. The supporting cast features Rose Stradner, Lionel Stander and John Carradine.

Production

Despite the presence of Robinson and young Stewart, the picture fared poorly at the box office.

A protege of European director Max Reinhardt, Rose Stradner subsequently married writer/director Joseph L. Mankiewicz in 1939 and committed suicide in 1958 at age 45.

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