The Black Hand
Summary:
Gene Kelly as an Italian-American attorney? Once you get past this, the rest of Black Hand ought to go down easy. This expose of organized crime is set in New York's "Little Italy" the late 19th century. The various Italian immigrant merchants find themselves at the mercy of the Black Hand, a group which extorts money upon threat of death. Seeking vengeance for the mob-dictated mur... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Gene Kelly - (Johnny Columbo)
J. Carrol Naish - (Louis Lorelli)
Teresa Celli - (Isabella Gomboli)
Marc Lawrence - (Caesar Xavier Serpi)
Frank Puglia - (Carlo Sabballera)
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Review:
Inspired by actual events from the turn of the century but not beholden to the details, The Black Hand is a surprisingly good gangster film. One says "surprisingly" because the idea of the very Irish Gene Kelly and J. Carrol Naish playing Italian-Americans causes one to assume that Black is simply not going to make the grade. But the le... Continue >>
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