New York Confidential
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1h 27m
Directed by Russell Rouse | 87 mins | 1955
A distant relative of "The Godfather", this pitiless drama unfolds the heady last days of a powerful New York crime family. Richard Conte, who would later appear in the Coppola film, here plays hitman Nick Magellan, who’s brought into the fold of “The Syndicate” as a bodyguard for head honcho Charlie Lupo. Lupo quickly takes a shine to Nick; so does the boss’s girlfriend, Iris, and his daughter, Kathy—played by a beguiling young Anne Bancroft.
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