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Roger Touhy, Gangster

"LAST OF THE GANGSTERS!"

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.

Top Cast

  • Preston Foster

    Preston Foster

    Roger Touhy

  • Victor McLaglen

    Victor McLaglen

    Herman "Owl" Banghart

  • Lois Andrews

    Lois Andrews

    Daisy

  • Kent Taylor

    Kent Taylor

    Steve Warren

  • Anthony Quinn

    Anthony Quinn

    George Carroll

  • William Post Jr.

    William Post Jr.

    Joseph P. Sutton

  • Harry Morgan

    Harry Morgan

    Thomas "Smoke" Reardon

  • Matt Briggs

    Matt Briggs

    Cameron

  • Moroni Olsen

    Moroni Olsen

    Riley

Overview

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.

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