Loan Shark

"He knows every racket's strength... and every woman's weakness!"

May 23 1952 Approved 1h 20m
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A vicious loan shark ring has been preying on factory workers. When several workers at a tire factory suffer violence at the hands of the loan sharkers, a union leader and the factory owner try to recruit ex-con Joe Gargan to infiltrate to the gang. At first Joe does not want to get involved, but changes his mind when his brother-in-law dies at the hands of a savage loan shark hood. Joe works his way into the mob, but in order to keep his cover, Joe can't tell anyone what he is up to. This results in him being disowned by his sister and girl friend.

Plot

A vicious loan shark ring has been preying on factory workers. When several workers at a tire factory suffer violence at the hands of the loan sharkers, a union leader and the factory owner try to recruit ex-con Joe Gargan to infiltrate to the gang. At first Joe does not want to get involved, but changes his mind when his brother-in-law dies at the hands of a savage loan shark hood. Joe works his way into the mob, but in order to keep his cover, Joe can't tell anyone what he is up to. This results in him being disowned by his sister and girl friend.

Written by

Martin Rackin, Eugene Ling

Directed by

Seymour Friedman

Cast

George Raft, Dorothy Hart, Paul Stewart

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Encore Productions Inc.

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
843
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA