Roger Touhy, GangsterMovie
Set during Prohibition, the movie centers on Touhy's rise from small time thug to the city's most powerful bootlegger whose empire is rivaled only by that of Al Capone (who is referred to, but never named in the story). It is his rival who frames Touhy for kidnapping and arranges for him to serve a life-long term in Stateville prison. Determined to be free again, the desperate Touhy and his cellmate Basil "the Owl" Banghart, begin plotting a violent break out.
About Roger Touhy, Gangster
Roger Touhy, Gangster is a 1944 crime, drama movie directed by Robert Florey.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 5m, production credits from United States of America, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes Preston Foster, Victor McLaglen, Lois Andrews, Kent Taylor. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
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