Joe MacBeth
Joe MacBeth is a 1955 British–American crime drama, directed by Ken Hughes and starring Paul Douglas, Ruth Roman and Bonar Colleano. It is a modern retelling of Shakespeare's Macbeth, set in a 1930s American criminal underworld. The film's plot closely follows that of Shakespeare's original play. It has been called "the first really stand out movie" of Hughes' career.
Plot
Mob trigger man Joe "Mac" MacBeth assassinates Tommy, second-in-command to crime boss "Duke" Duca, on Duke's orders and then proceeds to his own wedding, where his bride Lily scolds him for being two hours late. As they celebrate their marriage that night at Duke's nightclub, fortune teller Rosie declares that Joe's destiny is to become the kingpin of the mob. The ruthlessly ambitious Lily is convinced of the fortune's inevitability, but Joe brushes it off. Almost immediately after Rosie leaves, however, Duke arrives and rewards Joe with a promotion to Tommy's old position and his prized lakeside mansion.
More details
| author | Philip Yordan |
|---|---|
| director | Ken Hughes |
| editor | Peter Rolfe Johnson |
| genre | crime drama |
| keywords | betray crime boss criminal life dark room drown fortune teller haunt machine gun morning murder weapon new job serve shoot small business swim the king traumatize wed |
| musicBy | Trevor Duncan |
| producer | George Maynard M.J. Frankovich |
| productionCompany | Film Locations |
| publisher | Columbia Pictures |