Loan Shark

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

APPROPIATE

1952 / 79min.

Rating5.548

Genres

Crime

Drama

Synopsis

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.

Directors

Seymour Friedman

Actors

Paul Stewart

John Hoyt

George Raft

Russell Johnson

Lawrence Dobkin

Benny Baker

Margia Dean

Henry Slate

Dorothy Hart

Helen Westcott

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