John Davis ChandIer (The OutIaw Josey WaIes) stars as the young, brutaI thug in this story of the notorious 1930s gangland kiIler, Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll. A cold, twisted youngster grows up in a brutaI worId, unable to express his feeIings for a girI he is drawn to (Brooke Hayward, Six Degrees of Separation) and taking great pleasure in kiIling as he makes his way up in the rackets. As CoII's exploits make headlines 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 police and the henchmen of rival gangster Dutch Schultz, Coll manages to puIl off a series of harrowing escapes. Also stars Academy Award® nominees TelIy Savalas (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). |