The System (1953)
Genre: Crime / Filmnoir
Duration: 90 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Lewis Seiler
Stars: Frank Lovejoy, Joan Weldon and Robert Arthur
IMDb score:
6,5 (161)
Releasedate: 18 April 1953
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
The System plot
"The shakedown shootout monster-reign that crimedom called... The System"
The head of a syndicate in a major city, John Merrick, is the target of an investigation started by a newspaper. The owner of that newspaper uses this target to break off John Merrick's relationship with his daughter. When he is called to testify in a trial, John first breaks the fifth commandment of the United States Constitution. But a series of personal problems and the realization that his syndicate is choking him leads to an abrupt change of feeling on the witness seat.
Actors and actresses
John E. 'Johnny' Merrick
Felice Stuart
Rex Merrick
David Wiley
Jerry Allen
Barry X. Brady
Mr. Marty
Liz Allen
Roger Stuart
Charley, Merrick's Butler
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