Film
What's on at the cinema plus reviews of the latest movie and DVD releases
Bookmark this pageThe Last Gangster (1937)
Director: Edward Ludwig
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
A typically edgy Robinson, continually threatening to turn things nastier at the drop of a snarl, returns from a ten-year stretch in stir during which he's become obsessed by the time he's missed with his small son. This is bad news for ex-wife Stradner, who's since married newspaperman Stewart and watched the bond grow between the boy and his stepdad. Stewart looks much younger than his 29 years, and he's not much of a match for the headliner, but this is still an absorbing exercise in contrasting styles. (From a story by William A Wellman and Robert Carson.Author: TJ
Cast & crew
Director: Edward Ludwig
Producer: JJ Cohn
Cast: Edward G Robinson, James Stewart, Rose Stradner, Lionel Stander, John Carradine full cast
Genre(s): Gangsters
Duration: 81 mins
Most popular on this site
Top Stories
Has David Cronenberg turned tame?
Has director David Cronenberg veered too far from his radical and bloody roots with new film 'A Dangerous Method'?
The 10 worst date movies
Just in time for Valentine's Day, we present ten of the least romantic films ever made
Where to watch this year's Oscar-nominated films
Find out where to watch 2012's Oscar-nominated films in London cinemas
10 unlikely badboy biopics
Featuring Phil Collins, Jeremy Clarkson, Nick Clegg, David Starkey and a host of other unlikely subjects
Interview: Sean Durkin on 'Martha Marcy May Marlene'
The first-time director of the brilliant new thriller discusses religious cults and robot boxing
Pop-up cinema for Valentine's Day
Side-step romantic clichés with some alternative Valentine’s viewing
What do you think?
Post your review now