Inside the Mafia

Inside the Mafia
Theatrical release poster
Directed byEdward L. Cahn
Written byOrville H. Hampton
Produced byRobert E. Kent
StarringCameron Mitchell
Robert Strauss
Edited byGrant Whytock
Music byAlbert Glasser
Production
company
Premium Pictures
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • September 1959 (1959-09) (United States)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Inside the Mafia is a 1959 film noir crime film based on a true incident.[1][2] It was based on the Albert Anastasia murder and subsequent Apalachin Meeting.

Plot

The gangster Augie Martello is riddled with bullets in an assassination attempt organized by Tony Ledo, a mob lieutenant. Mafia boss Johnny Lucero is returning after 10 years out of the country. Ledo intends to kill Lucero and take over.

The family of airstrip traffic controller Rod Balcom, including his daughters, is taken hostage as the gang members await Lucero's plane, with gunman Sam Galey assigned to stand guard over them. Ledo intends to have the entire family killed after Martello's death and his planned takeover, but Lucero gets the drop on him and shoots Ledo to death. Lucero is then captured by the police.

Cast

See also

References

  1. ^ Article on film at Turner Classic Movies accessed 23 July 2024
  2. ^ Stinson, Charles (Dec 11, 1959). "Mafia,' 'Vice Raid' Routine New Efforts". Los Angeles Times. p. B14.


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