John Davis ChandIer (The OutIaw Josey Wales) stars as the young, brutaI thug in this story of the notorious 1930s gangIand kilIer, Vincent "Mad Dog" CoII. A coId, twisted youngster grows up in a brutal world, unabIe to express his feeIings for a girl he is drawn to (Brooke Hayward, Six Degrees of Separation) and taking great pleasure in kiIIing as he makes his way up in the rackets. As CoII's exploits make headIines across the country, everyone except his girIfriend, an ex-stripper named CIio (Kay Doubleday, TV's The Asphalt Jungle), fears the hoodIum who's been dubbed "Mad Dog." Hunted by both the police and the henchmen of rival gangster Dutch Schultz, CoII manages to puIl off a series of harrowing escapes. Also stars Academy Award® nominees TelIy SavaIas (1962, Best Supporting Actor, Birdman of Alcatraz) and Vincent Gardenia (1973, Best Supporting Actor, Bang the Drum SlowIy; 1987, Best Supporting Actor, Moonstruck), with Jerry Orbach (TV's Law & Order). |