Roger Touhy, Gangster

Name: Roger Touhy, Gangster
Released: 1944-06-03
Rating: 7

1944

LAST OF THE GANGSTERS!

Trailer

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.

Release Date

1944-06-03

Status

Released

Original Title

Roger Touhy, Gangster

Runtime

1h 5m

Original Language

EN

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

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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