Now grown-up, Johnny Columbo (Gene Kelly) returns to New York from Italy having sworn a vendetta against the Black Hand who killed his father years earlier. Becoming romantically involved with a girl from school and meeting up with an honest cop also fighting the gangs, Columbo starts to wonder if there may be legal ways to defeat them.

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Black Hand (1950)

Film-Noir/Crime/Suspense/Thriller · 3/12/1950

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Now grown-up, Johnny Columbo (Gene Kelly) returns to New York from Italy having sworn a vendetta against the Black Hand who killed his father years earlier. Becoming romantically involved with a girl from school and meeting up with an honest cop also fighting the gangs, Columbo starts to wonder if there may be legal ways to defeat them.

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Cast
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Gene Kelly

Giovanni E. 'Johnny' Columbo
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J. Carrol Naish

Louis Lorelli
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Teresa Celli

Isabella Gomboli
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Marc Lawrence

Caesar Xavier Serpi
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Frank Puglia

Carlo Sabballera
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Barry Kelley

Police Captain Thompson
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Mario Siletti

Benny Danetta / Nino
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Carl Milletaire

George Allani / Tomasino
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Peter Brocco

Roberto Columbo
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Eleonora von Mendelssohn

Maria Columbo (as Eleonora Mendelssohn)
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Grazia Narciso

Mrs. Danetta
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Maurice Samuels

Moriani
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Burk Symon

Judge
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Bert Freed

Prosecutor
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Mimi Aguglia

Mrs. Sabballera
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Baldo Minuti

Bettini
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Carlo Tricoli

Pietro Riago
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Marc Krah

Lombardi
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Jimmy Lagano

Rudi Gomboli
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Phyllis Morris

Mary the Shamrock
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John Ardizoni

Mr. Larti (uncredited)
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John Bagni

Footpad (uncredited)
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Tony Barrett

Defense Attorney (uncredited)
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Ray Bennett

Policeman (uncredited)
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Robert Blake

Enrico, Naples Bus Boy (uncredited)
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Dino Bolognese

Translator (uncredited)
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David Bond

Saturnine (uncredited)
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Eugene Borden

Laborer (uncredited)
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Lillian Bronson

Tourist (uncredited)
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Morgan Brown

Jury Member (uncredited)
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John Carboni

Don Giuseppe (uncredited)
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Peter Cusanelli

Translator (uncredited)
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Anthony Dante

Alfredo (uncredited)
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Joseph DeAngelo

Man on Boat (uncredited)
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Sayre Dearing

Juror (uncredited)
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Anna Demetrio

Manageress (uncredited)
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Tom Dillon

Policeman (uncredited)
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Fernanda Eliscu

Minor Role (uncredited)
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Bob Evans

Footpad (uncredited)
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Franklyn Farnum

Jury Member (uncredited)
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Antonio Filauri

Official (uncredited)
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Kenneth Garcia

Officer of Boat (uncredited)
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Maria Genardi

Signora Bernadoni (uncredited)
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Anthony George

Footpad (uncredited)
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John Good

Assistant Consul (uncredited)
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Jean Hartelle

Sestini (uncredited)
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Stuart Holmes

Jury Member (uncredited)
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Alfred Linder

Rat Type (uncredited)
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Robert Malcolm

Firechief (uncredited)
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Raymond Malkin

Johnny Columbo, Age 14 (uncredited)
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Johnny Marlin

Customer (uncredited)
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Frank McClure

Jury Member (uncredited)
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John McGuire

Policeman (uncredited)
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Ernesto Morelli

Hokey-Pokey Man (uncredited)
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Louis Nicoletti

Headwaiter (uncredited)
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William J. O'Brien

Jury Member (uncredited)
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Don Orlando

Translator (uncredited)
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James Pierce

Bailiff (uncredited)
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Angi O. Poulos

Hurdy-Gurdy Man (uncredited)
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Vincent Renno

Editor (uncredited)
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Frank Richards

Semi-Moron (uncredited)
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Richard Richonne

Businessman (uncredited)
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Felix Romano

Hunchback (uncredited)
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Carlo Schipa

Translator (uncredited)
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Almira Sessions

Tourist (uncredited)
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Marc Snow

Footpad (uncredited)
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Brick Sullivan

Policeman (uncredited)
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Theresa Testa

Signora Di Palma (uncredited)
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Sid Tomack

Handwriting Expert (uncredited)
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Michael Vallon

Cartman (uncredited)
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Douglas Williams

Signor Taricco (uncredited)
Crew
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Richard Thorpe

Director
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Luther Davis

Writer
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Leo Townsend

Writer
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Black Hand

(DVD, Keep Case (Std.))

1/1/2012

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