The Big Operator
Goons! Torch Killers! Labor Racketeers!
1959 · 91 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama, Crime
A power-mad union boss resorts to murder to eliminate witnesses scheduled to testify against him.
Directed by Charles F. Haas · Written by Robert Smith
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Mickey Rooney Little Joe Braun -
Mamie Van Doren Mary Gibson -
Steve Cochran Bill Gibson -
Mel Tormé Fred McAfee -
Jim Backus Cliff Heldon -
Jackie Coogan Ed Brannell -
Ray Danton Oscar Wetzel -
Ray Anthony Slim Clayburn -
Charles Chaplin, Jr. Bill Tragg -
Billy Daniels Tony Webson -
Jay North Timmy Gibson -
Lawrence Dobkin Phil Cernak
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