711 Ocean Drive
711 Ocean Drive
A telephone repairman in Los Angeles uses his knowledge of electronics to help a bookie set up a betting operation. After the bookie is murdered, the greedy technician takes over his business. He ruthlessly climbs his way to the top of the local crime syndicate, but then gangsters from a big East Coast mob show up wanting a piece of his action.
eif999 reviewedJuly 4, 2025
Decent inside-baseball look at the mob in the 50s. This would be a classic if Cagney was the star not lumpy Edmond O’Brien. I did enjoy a moment when a man is gunned down and almost zero reaction from his wife standing next to him. That was cold.