The Big Operator (1959 film)
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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.
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The Big Operator | |
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Directed by | Charles F. Haas |
Screenplay by | Paul Gallico Allen Rivkin Robert Smith |
Based on | The Adventures of Joe Smith, American 1940 sory in Hearst's International Cosmopolitan by Paul Gallico |
Produced by | Albert Zugsmith Red Doff |
Starring | Mickey Rooney Steve Cochran Mamie Van Doren Ray Danton Mel Tormé |
Cinematography | Walter Castle |
Edited by | Ben Lewis |
Music by | Van Alexander |
Production companies | Albert Zugsmith Productions Fryman Productions |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $527,000[1] |
Box office | $680,000[1] |
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