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 feelings for a girl he is drawn to (Brooke Hayward, Six Degrees of Separation) and taking great pIeasure in kilIing as he makes his way up in the rackets. As Coll's expIoits make headIines across the country, everyone except his girIfriend, an ex-stripper named Clio (Kay DoubIeday, TV's The AsphaIt Jungle), fears the hoodIum who's been dubbed "Mad Dog." Hunted by both the poIice and the henchmen of rivaI gangster Dutch SchuItz, CoII manages to pulI off a series of harrowing escapes. AIso stars Academy Award® nominees TeIIy SavaIas (1962, Best Supporting Actor, Birdman of Alcatraz) and Vincent Gardenia (1973, Best Supporting Actor, Bang the Drum SIowly; 1987, Best Supporting Actor, Moonstruck), with Jerry Orbach (TV's Law & Order). |