The Big Operator (1959)
1h 31m
Running Time
August 1, 1959Release Date
The Big Operator (1959)
1h 31m
Running Time
August 1, 1959Release Date
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Plot.
A power-mad union boss resorts to murder to eliminate witnesses scheduled to testify against him. The eclectic cast includes Mickey Rooney, Mamie Van Doren, Mel Torme, Jay North, Vampira, Charles Chaplin Jr., Jackie Coogan and Norman Grabowski.
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Cast & Crew.
Mickey Rooney
Little Joe Braun
Steve Cochran
Bill Gibson
Mamie Van Doren
Mary Gibson
Jim Backus
Cliff Heldon
Mel Tormé
Fred McAfee
Jackie Coogan
Ed Brannell
Charles F. Haas
Director
Paul Gallico
Writer
Ray Danton
Oscar Wetzel
Allen Rivkin
Writer
Ray Anthony
Slim Clayburn
Charles Chaplin, Jr.
Bill Tragg
Robert Smith
Writer
Red Doff
Producer
Billy Daniels
Tony Webson
Albert Zugsmith
Producer
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
The Big Operator (a.k.a. Anatomy of the Syndicate) is a black and white 1959 American crime/drama film starring Mickey Rooney as a corrupt union boss, with Steve Cochran, Mel Torme and Mamie Van Doren as co-stars. The film is a remake of Joe Smith, American (1942) with labor union thugs replacing Axis spies.