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57% Critic Match
Loan Shark
“He knows every racket's strength... and every woman's weakness!”
5.7 / 10• 1952• 1h 19m•NR• English
CrimeDrama
Storyline
A vicious loan shark ring has been preying on factory workers. When several workers at a tire factory suffer violence at the hands of the loan sharkers, a union leader and the factory owner try to recruit ex-con Joe Gargan to infiltrate to the gang. At first Joe does not want to get involved, but changes his mind when his brother-in-law dies at the hands of a savage loan shark hood. Joe works his way into the mob, but in order to keep his cover, Joe can't tell anyone what he is up to. This results in him being disowned by his sister and girl friend.
Cast & Crew
George Raft
Joe Gargen
Lead
Dorothy Hart
Ann Nelson
Paul Stewart
Lou Donelli
John Hoyt
Vince Phillips
Helen Westcott
Martha Gargen Haines
Henry Slate
Paul Nelson
Russell Johnson
Charlie Thompson
Margia Dean
Ivy
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Seymour Friedman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Loan Shark is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
