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Black Hand (1950)

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Overview

Director:
Richard Thorpe
Writers:
Luther Davis (writer)
Leo Townsend (story)
Release Date:
12 March 1950 (USA) more
Plot:
Now grown-up, Johnny Columbo returns to New York from Italy having sworn a vendetta against the Black Hand who killed his father years earlier... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Brisk thriller,with some strange casting more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

Gene Kelly ... Giovanni E. 'Johnny' Columbo
J. Carrol Naish ... Louis Lorelli
Teresa Celli ... Isabella Gomboli
Marc Lawrence ... Caesar Xavier Serpi
Frank Puglia ... Carlo Sabballera
Barry Kelley ... Capt. Thompson
Mario Siletti ... Benny Danetta aka Nino
Carl Milletaire ... George Allani aka Tomasino
Peter Brocco ... Roberto Columbo
Eleonora von Mendelssohn ... Maria Columbo (as Eleonora Mendelssohn)
Grazia Narciso ... Mrs. Danetta
Maurice Samuels ... Moriani
Burk Symon ... Judge
Bert Freed ... Prosecutor

Mimi Aguglia ... Mrs. Sabballera
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Additional Details

Runtime:
92 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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Brisk thriller,with some strange casting, 18 December 2001
Author: lorenellroy from United Kingdom

Gene Kelly was a perfectly good dramatic actor(e.g Inherit the Wind,Seagulls Over Sorrento)but it is not good casting asking him to play an earnest young Italian American intent on avenging the death of his father at the hands of New York gang the Black Hand He tries the legal route,aided by a veteran Italian-American cop,played in another bizarre piece of casting by J Carroll Naish,before resorting to a physical confrontation with the bad guys The movie moves briskly and will satisfy those looking for an afternoon's diversion in front of the TV but the acting does not quite pass muster and the bad guys never seem all thar much of a threat Good direction though with some well handled action scenes

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