Facing El Chapo
2026 · Crime · Action
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Film / 1954
Black Tuesday
Directed by
Hugo Fregonese
Vicious gangster Vincent Canelli pulls off a daring prison escape just moments before going to the electric chair, taking with him Peter Manning – a bank robber and cop killer who was to die right after him. Taking several hostages along, they try to get their hands on the loot from Manning’s robbery to finance their escape from the country.
The story
Vicious gangster Vincent Canelli pulls off a daring prison escape just moments before going to the electric chair, taking with him Peter Manning – a bank robber and cop killer who was to die right after him. Taking several hostages along, they try to get their hands on the loot from Manning’s robbery to finance their escape from the country.
Cast
Edward G. RobinsonVincent Canelli
Jean ParkerHatti Combest
Peter GravesPeter Manning
Milburn StoneFather Slocum
Warren StevensJoey Stewart
Sylvia FindleyEllen Norris
Jack KellyFrank Carson
Hal BaylorLou Mehrtens
James BellJohn Norris
Vic PerrinDr. Hart
Russell JohnsonHoward Sloane
Lee AakerLittle Boy (uncredited)
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James BaconReporter at Electrocution (uncredited)
Harry BartellBoland (uncredited)
Arthur BatanidesReporter at Electrocution (uncredited)
Ray BennettAlexander Watkins (uncredited)
Don BlackmanSelwyn (uncredited)
David BondThompson (uncredited)
Alexander CampbellPrison Warden (uncredited)
Ken ChristyDeath Row Guard (uncredited)
John CloseCop (uncredited)
Edmund CobbBank Safe Deposit Box Guard (uncredited)
Richard H. CuttingNewspaperman (uncredited)
Franklyn FarnumReporter at Electrocution (uncredited)
Frank FergusonPolice Inspector Hailey (uncredited)
Harold GoodwinFire Commissioner (uncredited)
John HalloranGuard at Electrocution (uncredited)
Thomas Browne HenryReporter at Electrocution (uncredited)
Paul MaxeyDonaldson (uncredited)
Kenneth PattersonNewspaper Editor (uncredited)
John PhillipsCop (uncredited)
Phillip PineFiaschetti (uncredited)
Joey RayReporter (uncredited)
Stafford ReppBert Posmonick (uncredited)
Dick RichBenny (uncredited)
Dick RyanElectrician Checking Electric Chair (uncredited)
William SchallertCollins (uncredited)
Simon ScottParker (uncredited)
Carl SkloverReporter (uncredited)
Than WyennBank Teller (uncredited)
Carleton YoungRadio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
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