- Country: USA
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Romance
- Release: 1945-09-21
- Director: Charles David
- Writers: Leslie Charteris , Charles David , Hugh Gray , Dwight V. Babcock
- Language: English
- Stars: Gloria Jean , John Qualen , Bill Goodwin , Keefe Brasselle , Sheldon Leonard , Gus Schilling , Vince Barnett , Robert Homans , Jack Grimes , Mende Koenig
- Runtime: 60 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Jokirosvot (Finland) , Um Crime e Uma Canção (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Fairy Tale Murder (United Kingdom) , Despertar Revelador (Brazil) , River Gang , River Gang (United States of America) , Flodligan (Sweden) , Fairy Tale Murder (United States of America) , Despertar revelador (Mexico)
- Plot: Wendy (Gloria Jean), a naive young girl, lives with her kindly Uncle Bill (John Qualen), who has sheltered her from life by instilling a belief in fairy-tales and make-believe. Uncle Bill, a pawn shop owner buy a violin from shady character, Peg-Leg ('Sheldon Leonard' )qv)). When Johnny (Keefe Brasselle, a neighborhood boy and friend of Wendy, connects the violin with the theft of a Stradivarius from a murdered composer, he is kidnapped by a group of thugs. Peg-Leg is killed by the boss of the crime-ring, a face-disguised mystery man known as Raincoat. He tortures Johnny to make him reveal his knowledge of the gang's activities. Meanwhile, Gloria his discovered the identity of 'Raincoat' and seeks the help of Mike ('Bill Goodwin'), the policeman on the beat.
- IMDB:tt0038030
River Gang Cast · · · ALL
Charles David
Director
Gloria Jean
Wendy
John Qualen
Uncle Bill
Bill Goodwin
Mike
Keefe Brasselle
Johnny
Sheldon Leonard
Peg Leg
Gus Schilling
Dopey Charlie
Vince Barnett
Organ Grinder
Robert Homans
Police Captain
Jack Grimes
Goofy
Mende Koenig
Butch
Douglas Croft
Slug
Wheaton Chambers
Reporter
George Eldredge
Reporter
Dick French
Reporter
Jerry Jerome
Reporter
Carl Knowles
Gangster
Francis McDonald
Indignant Man
Charles Miller
Doctor
Renie Riano
Mrs. Hawkins
Eddy Waller
Mr. Fish