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The Lawbreakers

The Lawbreakers
★ 6.4/10•1961•1h 19m•Drama•Crime

The story of a scheme to double-cross the syndicate and steal its money, and of a police commissioner '​s efforts to investigate homicides that take place as the scheme unfolds while also fighting corruption in the city government and police department.

Joseph M. Newman · Director

W.R. Burnett · Writer

Paul Monash · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 19m
LanguageEN
Release DateAug 15, 1961

Actors

Jack Warden

Jack Warden

Matthew Gower

Vera Miles

Vera Miles

Angela Walsh

Robert Douglas

Robert Douglas

Allen Bardeman

Arch Johnson

Arch Johnson

Gus Honochek

David White

David White

Commissioner James Deane

James Seay

James Seay

Mayor Harold Emshaw

Robert H. Harris

Robert H. Harris

Joe Selkin

Ken Lynch

Ken Lynch

Ed Rackin

Robert Bailey

Robert Bailey

Sam Henry

Mary Lawrence

Mary Lawrence

Marian Gower

Marianne Stewart

Marianne Stewart

Rose Wardell

Jay Adler

Jay Adler

Abe Hirsch

John Zaremba

John Zaremba

Sgt. John Ervine

Noreen Corcoran

Noreen Corcoran

Evelyn Gower

Douglas Odney

Frank Orte

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