Hit The Dutchman

Hollywood failed to sell the public on 1930s gangster Dutch Schultz with the star-laden, highly-touted disappointments BILLY BATHGATE and THE COTTON CLUB, and this B product makes it three strikes. But the picture is a genuine novelty for other reasons that will be noted. HIT THE DUTCHMAN tells the same, tired old rise-and-fall gangster story about a Little Caesar who claws his way to the top of the rackets, only to find he's outlived his allies and usefulness.

Petty thief Arthur Flegenheimer (Bruce Nozick) is released from prison and, once back in the Bronx, comes to the attention of local mobster Jack "Legs" Diamond (Will Kempe) as a potential recruit. Thank...