Summary
Baby Face Nelson is an American crime film first released in 1957,
directed by Don Siegel.
The film stars Mickey Rooney, Carolyn Jones, Cedric Hardwicke, Leo Gordon and Anthony Caruso.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Don Siegel
- Script: Robert Adler, Daniel Mainwaring, Irving Shulman
- Photo: Hal Mohr
- Music: Van Alexander
- Cast: Mickey Rooney (Lester M. ’Baby Face Nelson’ Gillis), Carolyn Jones (Sue), Cedric Hardwicke (Doc Saunders), Leo Gordon (John Dillinger), Anthony Caruso (John Hamilton), Jack Elam (Fatso Nagel), John Hoyt (Samuel Parker), Ted de Corsia (Rocca), Elisha Cook Jr. (Homer van Meter), Robert Osterloh (Johnson), Thayer David (Connelly), Dabbs Greer (Charles Bonner), George E. Stone (Mr. Hall, Bank Manager), Lisa Davis (Ann Saper, the lady in red), Emile Meyer (Mac), Dan Terranova (Miller), Murray Alper (Alex, Bank Guard), Harry Antrim, Tom Fadden (Postman Harkins), Duke Mitchell, Paul Baxley (Aldridge), Dick Crockett (Powell), Christopher Dark (Jerry), Paul Donnelly (Boy), Richard Donnelly (Boy), Tim Donnelly (Child), Sol Gorss (Preston), Hubie Kerns (Kearns), Kenneth Patterson (Ranald Vickman), Gil Perkins (Duncan)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 85 min; B&W
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Drama / Crime / Film-Noir


