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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]
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]
The adaptation of "The Raft" for Creepshow 2 was filmed at Granite Basin Lake. "The Raft" was adapted to film as a segment of the 1987 horror anthology movie Creepshow 2, directed by Michael Gornick from a screenplay by George A. Romero. [1] The bulk of the story is faithful to the short story, but the ending was changed for the film.
Red Light is a 1949 American film noir crime film starring George Raft and Virginia Mayo, and directed and produced by Roy Del Ruth. Based on the story "This Guy Gideon" by Don "Red" Barry, it features strong religious overtones. [1] It was one of several thrillers Raft made in the late 1940s. [2]
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.
Raft had made an unbilled but memorable appearance in a 1932 Cagney vehicle called Taxi! in which he won a dance contest against Cagney, after which he and Cagney brawl. Raft also very briefly "appeared" in Cagney's boxing drama Winner Take All (1932), in a flashback sequence culled from Raft's 1929 film debut Queen of the Night Clubs starring ...
Manpower is a 1941 American crime melodrama directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Edward G. Robinson, Marlene Dietrich, and George Raft.The picture was written by Richard Macaulay and Jerry Wald, and the supporting cast features Alan Hale, Frank McHugh, Eve Arden, Barton MacLane, Ward Bond and Walter Catlett.
Host Nate Boyer said the Discovery Channel wanted to produce the show now in order to see if the social experiment would prove successful in today's polarized and divided climate. [8] He also stated that the show's production team created a replica of the original Acali for the series, which had the same specifications as the original raft. [9]