Movie: The Stoolie

Top 10 Billed Cast

Jackie Mason
Jackie Mason

Roger Pitman

Josip Elic
Josip Elic

1st Hijacker

Reid Cruickshanks
Reid Cruickshanks

2nd Hijacker

Dan Frazer
Dan Frazer

Police Sgt. Alex Brogan

Leonard Yorr
Leonard Yorr

Maxie (as Leonard York)

Dick Carballo
Dick Carballo

Marco Ruiz (as Richard Carballo)

Babette New
Babette New

Sylvia

Mary McKennedy
Mary McKennedy

Pool hall girl

Sean Walsh
Sean Walsh

Truck driver (as Sean Walch)

Thayer David
Thayer David

Lattimore

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    Roger Pitman is a petty thief who makes a deal with the police to use bait money to trap other criminals. But when he gets the cash, Roger can't resist the temptation and steals part of it. He runs off to Miami Beach, but now lives in fear of the crooks that he set up as well as the police.

  • Release Date

    1972-11-30

  • Average

    10

  • Rating:

    5.0 starts
  • Tagline

    "THE STOOLIE" IS A TRUE STORY. John G. Avildsen, director of "Save the Tiger" and "Joe", has made a new tender-touching film about a stool pigeon - and his fight to earn respectability.

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  • Languages:

    English
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