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Wikipedia article
'I Mobster' (originally released in the UK as 'The Mobster') is a 1958 film noir crime-drama film directed by Roger Corman. The film features a cameo of famous burlesque star Lili St. Cyr.
Plot
Joe Sante is a small time crook, who works as a bookie's runner and small time drug pusher. Through ruthlessness and hard work, he begins to climb the ranks of organized crime until he becomes one of the main crime czars in his city. Eventually, he is betrayed and killed by his criminal cohorts who desire his wealth and power.Frank, A. (2000) The Films of Roger Corman: Shooting my way out of Trouble. Batsford Press
Cast
* Steve Cochran as Joe Sante
* Lita Milan as Teresa Porter
* Robert Strauss as Black Frankie
* Celia Lovsky as Mrs. Sante
* Lili St. Cyr as Herself
* John Brinkley as Ernie Porter
* Grant Withers as Paul Moran
* Yvette Vickers as The Blonde
* Frank Gerstle as District Attorney
* Robert Shayne as Senator
* Wally Cassell as Cherry Nose Sirago (adult)
* Jeri Southern as Singer
Production
Filming started 15 July 1958. It was Corman's biggest budgeted production to date. Cochrane was borrowed from Robert Alexander Productions. Independent film producer Edward L. Alperson brought the screen play to Corman. The screenplay was written by Steve Fisher.
Reception
'Variety' praised the movie, especially the portrait of the Cochran's rise and fall. The magazine also praised the directing and acting in the movie. 'The Monthly Film Bulletin' found the black humor to elevate the movie over its rather episodic story. CEA Film Report however found the movie offer nothing new or different. Corman thought the film lacked the depth of 'Machine Gun Kelly'.
See also
*List of American films of 1959
* List of American films of 1958
References
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