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Murder, Inc.

Year:
Duration:
103 min | USA:99 min (FMC Library Print)
Genres:
Biography | Crime | Drama | Thriller
IMDB rate:
6.6
Director:
Burt Balaban
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1960-10-14
Filming Locations: New York City, New York, USA
Cast
Actor
Character
Stuart Whitman
Joey Collins
Henry Morgan
Burton Turkus
Peter Falk
Abe Reles
David J. Stewart
Louis 'Lepke' Buchalter
Simon Oakland
Det. Sgt. William Tobin
Sarah Vaughan
Singer
Morey Amsterdam
Walter Sage
Eli Mintz
Joe Rosen
Joseph Bernard
Mendy Weiss
Warren Finnerty
Bug Workman
Vincent Gardenia
Lazlo
Helen Waters
Mrs. Corsi
Leon B. Stevens
Loughran
Howard Smith
Albert Anastasia
Sylvia Miles
Sadie
Josip Elic
'Red' Alpert
Lou Polan
Louis
Dorothy Stinnette
Betty Shaw - Turkus' Secretary
Bill Bassett
Eadie's Killer
Joseph Campanella
Panto (uncredited)
Seymour Cassel
Teenager (uncredited)
Ricky Colletti
Victim (uncredited)
Mike Dana
Gangster (uncredited)
Thomas E. Dewey
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Richard Everhart
'Legs' Diamond
Harold Gary
Sal (uncredited)
Peter Gumeny
Policeman (uncredited)
David Kerman
1st Detective (uncredited)
Diane Ladd
Showgirl (uncredited)
Adrienne Mills
Lodge Dancer (uncredited)
Kent Montroy
Bailiff (uncredited)
Paul Porter
Teenager (uncredited)
Ed Simon
Johnny (uncredited)
Ed Wagner
2nd Detective (uncredited)
Barbara Wilkin
Receptionist (uncredited)
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Trivia
Actor, later producer/executive, Robert Evans turned down the part of Reles, because it was "not the lead role" and Peter Falk was cast instead, becoming Falk's first Oscar nominating performance.
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Average Shot Length = ~10.5 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~10.1 seconds.
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The feature film debut of Sarah Vaughan.
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Goofs
When Joey and Abe are being kept under wraps by the police in a hotel awaiting their trial, the camera shows the exterior window of Joey's room first (on the left) then pans right to show the exterior of Abe's room (to the right of Joey's). Shortly thereafter, when Turkus walks down the hall from Abe's room to Joey's room, it becomes apparent that the configuration is just the opposite. As the drama transpires, it's confirmed that Abe's room was indeed the one on the left.
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(at around 48 mins) During the "take" speech, Falk throws a liquor glass at a door behind him - which inexplicably opens momentarily. In the next shot, the door is closed. Then in the next, it's open again.
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During the credits, when Abe Reles' first victim is shown lying on the stairs dead after being shot, he is clearly breathing.
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Quotes
Abe "Kid Twist" Reles: I'm gonna tell you something about women. I never met one that didn't need a rap in the head, and often.
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Joey Collins: [to Reles, after he is arrested for murdering Eadie] I'm gonna watch you fry! I'm gonna watch you fry! I'm gonna watch you fry!
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Joey Collins: Why'd you do it? Why did you kill him?
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Photos from cast
May Britt
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