Black Tuesday (1954)

Black Tuesday (1954). 1h 20m | Approved

“Edward G. Robinson shows he still could do the gangster role and keep the performances fresh. Unlike the mob bosses Robinson played inu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026quot;Little Ceaseru0026quot;, u0026quot;The Last Gangsteru0026quot;, and u0026quot;Key Largou0026quot;, the role of Vincent Canelli is more modern and vicious than the typical cigar chewing prohabtion gangster. Canelli and gunman Manning{Peter Graves} await their death sentence with a bunch of other prisoners on death row. Canelliu0026#39;s mob kidnap the daughter of one of the prison guards andu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eblackmail the guard in helping the death row inmates bust outta the joint!! Canelli needs Manningu0026#39;s money that he stashed away for his final getaway and Manning is just looking for freedom. The story leadsu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eto a moral climatic stand-off with escaped killers vs. the police. The soul-less Canelli shows how low killers will go to survive. Great performance by Robinson and Graves, especially Robinson who plays au003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003egangster ahead of those times. Itu0026#39;s sad that not enough people know about this movie. If your any type of gangster, suspense, or just a Eddie G. fan, GET YOUR HANDS ON A COPY OF THIS FILM… NYAu0026#39;SEE!!!!!”