
87 minutes
2/15/1955
Story follows the rise and subsequent fall of the notorious head of a New York crime family, who decides to testify against his pals in order to avoid being killed by his fellow cohorts.

Broderick Crawford
as Charlie Lupo

Richard Conte
as Nick Magellan

Marilyn Maxwell
as Iris Palmer

Anne Bancroft
as Kathy Lupo

J. Carrol Naish
as Ben Dagajanian

Onslow Stevens
as Johnny Achilles

Barry Kelley
as Robert Frawley

Mike Mazurki
as Arnie Wendler

Celia Lovsky
as Mama Lupo

Herbert Heyes
as James Marshall

Steven Geray
as Morris Franklin

William Phillips
as Whitey
Henry Kulky
as Gino

Nestor Paiva
as Martinelli

Joseph Vitale
as Batista

Carl Milletaire
as Sumak

William Forrest
as Paul Williamson

Ian Keith
as Waluska

Charles Evans
as Judge Kincaid

Mickey Simpson
as Leon Hartmann

Tom Powers
as Dist. Atty. Rossi
Lee Trent
as Ferrari

Leonard Bremen
as Larry

John Doucette
as Shorty

Frank Ferguson
as Dr. Ludlow

Hope Landin
as Mrs. Wesley (as Hope Landon)

Fortunio Bonanova
as Senor

Donald Kerr
Leon Alton

Bill Baldwin
George DeNormand

Beverly Garland

Dorothy Granger

Don C. Harvey

Jack Kenney
Jess Kirkpatrick

Charles Meredith

Meg Myles
as Doreen Hill (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien
Joe Ploski

Marshall Reed

Frank Richards

Michael Ross

Carl Sklover

George E. Stone
Sam Harris
as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)