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Johnny Allegro is a 1949 American film noir directed by Ted Tetzlaff and starring George Raft. An ex-gangster (Raft), temporarily working as a federal agent, runs afoul of a counterfeiting crime lord (Macready) who enjoys hunting. [1] It was one of several thrillers Raft made in the late 1940s. [2]
I'll Get You for This (released in the USA as Lucky Nick Cain) is a 1951 British thriller film by Joseph M. Newman starring George Raft, Coleen Gray, and Enzo Staiola. It was made from an adaptation by George Callahan and William Rose of James Hadley Chase 's 1946 book of the same name . [ 1 ]
A Dangerous Profession is the fourth film that George Raft made for RKO following World War II, following Johnny Angel, Nocturne and Race Street. Raft was meant to star in The Big Steal but had been delayed making Johnny Allegro, and he was replaced by Robert Mitchum. With Raft available, RKO assigned him A Dangerous Profession instead. [7] [8]
Raft believed that the part would have launched a major film career for Guinan (then aged 48), which proved to be the case for West instead. West was reportedly a fan of Guinan and incorporated some of the flamboyant Guinan's ideas into her own acts. [4] The film was Raft's first leading role and came about due to response to his work in Scarface.
In July 1944, George Raft signed to play the lead and the film was to be called Johnny Angel. Ray Enright was to direct. [6] Eventually William Pereira became producer and Edwin L. Marin was the director, his first assignment under a two-picture deal with RKO. [7] Signe Hasso was borrowed from MGM and Claire Trevor hired to play the main female ...
Nocturne is a 1946 American film noir starring George Raft and Lynn Bari, with Virginia Huston, Joseph Pevney, and Myrna Dell in support. Directed by Edwin L. Marin, the film was produced by longtime Alfred Hitchcock associate Joan Harrison, scripted by Jonathan Latimer, and released by RKO Pictures. [2]
Raft is an open world survival-sandbox video game developed by Swedish developer Redbeet Interactive, and published by Axolot Games. The game was released as an early access title on 23 May 2018 on Steam , [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 1 ] after initial release as a free download on indie platform Itch.io in 2016.
The George Raft Story is a 1961 American biographical film directed by Joseph M. Newman that stars Ray Danton as Hollywood film star George Raft.The picture was retitled Spin of a Coin for release in the United Kingdom, a reference to Raft's character's nickel-flipping trick in Scarface (1932), the film that launched his career as an actor known for portraying gangsters.