Luther Adler — Actor (14)
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The Miami Story (1954) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
The Miami Story
director: Fred F. Sears actor: Barry Sullivan / Luther Adler …
other title: Asfalto rosso / Ausgeräuchert …
Fed up with the raising crime in Miami, the police chief and the leading members of the city council hire a former Miami gangster, gone straight, to help eliminate the biggest crime syndicate in the city.
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Hoodlum Empire (1952) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Hoodlum Empire
director: Joseph Kane actor: Brian Donlevy / Claire Trevor …
other title: L'impero dei gangster / Mördersyndikat San Francisco …
It's a deadly play for power when a Mafia chieftain's top gun goes straight and threatens to testify against the big boss and his cruel, nationwide network of crime. The picture, which was shot in a semi-documentary style, was inspired by the Kefauver investigations of 1950-51.
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Hot Blood (1956) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Hot Blood
director: Nicholas Ray actor: Jane Russell / Cornel Wilde …
other title: La donna venduta / Feuer im Blut …
Stephen Torino, who is tricked by his brother Marco into an arranged marriage with tempestuous Annie Caldash. Annie is willing to give the union a go, but Torino wants none of it.
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Crashout (1955) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Crashout
director: Lewis R. Foster actor: William Bendix / Arthur Kennedy …
other title: I sanguinari / Straße des Terrors …
Convict Van Duff engineers a large-scale prison break; the six survivors hide out in a forgotten mine working near the prison, then set out on a long, dangerous journey by foot, car, train and truck to retrieve Duff's bank loot. En route, as they touch the lives of "regular folks," each has his own rendezvous with destiny.
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Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
director: Gordon Douglas actor: James Cagney / Barbara Payton …
other title: Non ci sarà domani / Den Morgen wirst du nicht erleben …
Ralph Cotter, a ruthless criminal, escapes violently from a farm prison. Then, he seduces a dead inmate’s sister, gets back quickly into the crime business, faces corrupt local cops who run the city’s underworld and meets a powerful tycoon’s whimsical daughter.
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Under My Skin (1950) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Under My Skin
director: Jean Negulesco actor: John Garfield / Micheline Presle …
other title: La sua donna / La Belle de Paris
After defying a gangster in Italy, American jockey Danny Arnold flees race-fixing accusations and escapes to Paris with his son. There, he learns that his old friend has been murdered and finds work through British jockey George Gardner. Despite his son’s hopes, Danny compromises his integrity by winning money on a fixed race.
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Absence of Malice (1981) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
Absence of Malice
director: Sydney Pollack actor: Sally Field / Paul Newman …
other title: Diritto di cronaca / I god tro …
Megan Carter is a reporter duped into running an untrue story on Michael Gallagher, a suspected racketeer. He has an alibi for the time his crime was allegedly committed—but it involves an innocent party. When he tells Carter the truth and the newspaper runs it, tragedy follows, forcing Carter to face up to the responsibilities of her job when she is confronted by Gallagher.
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House of Strangers (1949) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
House of Strangers
director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz actor: Edward G. Robinson / Susan Hayward …
other title: Amaro destino / Blutsfeindschaft …
Ruthless Italian-American banker Gino Monetti is engaged in a number of criminal activities. Three of his four grown sons refuse to help their father stay out of prison after he's arrested for his questionable business practices. Three of them take over the business but kick their father out. Max, a lawyer, is the only son that remains loyal.