Joe Macbeth (1955): Cast & Plot
Joe Macbeth is a 1955 crime drama directed by Ken Hughes, starring Paul Douglas as Joe MacBeth, Ruth Roman and Grégoire Aslan. It runs 1 hour 30 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 30m (90 min)
- Director
- Ken Hughes
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Columbia Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Joe Macbeth About?
The premise of Joe Macbeth without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Scarface… Dillinger… and now Joe Macbeth A gangster’s wife drives him to kill as she pushes him to the top.
Joe Macbeth Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- british noir
- a guy named joe
- wedding cake
- gluttony
- jukebox
- fortune teller
- mob hit
- new house
- cigarette girl
- car overturned
- reference to john barrymore
- ringing bell
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- mob war
- food taster
- building on fire
- woman wears a strapless gown
- organized crime
- mob violence
- shakespeare quote
- gangster's moll
- crepe suzette
- poor table manners
- shooting between cars
- wedding dress
- tarot cards
- ford custom
- glutton
- woman smoking
- mob boss
- restaurant
- woman wears a nightgown
- blonde bombshell
- nightclub
- car chase
- cadillac
- oysters
- power struggle
- neon sign
- funeral in the rain
- infant
- reference to shakespeare's hamlet
- diamond ring
- platinum blonde
- b movie
- poisoned food
- late for wedding
- femme fatale
- older man younger woman marriage
- street vendor
- crime boss
Joe Macbeth Cast & Characters
Paul Douglas leads the cast as Joe MacBeth, with Ruth Roman as Lily MacBeth and Grégoire Aslan as Mr. del Duca. Directed by Ken Hughes; 7 actors are credited in all.
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Director Ken Hughes
- Paul Douglas as Joe MacBeth
- Ruth Roman as Lily MacBeth
- Grégoire Aslan as Mr. del Duca
- Minerva Pious as Rosie
Also Starring in Joe Macbeth
· 3 more- Harry Green Big Dutch
- Sid James Banky
- Bonar Colleano Lennie
Joe Macbeth Plot Summary
What happens in Joe Macbeth from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Mob boss life spirals into a web of betrayal from the very first clash. Mob trigger man Joe, Paul Douglas MacBeth, assassinates Tommy, the second-in-command to Grégoire Aslan as Mr. del Duca, on the orders of the crime boss, and then proceeds straight to his own wedding, where his bride Lily Ruth Roman MacBeth scolds him for being two hours late. The ceremony is a tense mix of celebration and warning glances, and that night at Duke’s nightclub, a fortune teller named Rosie Minerva Pious presages a thunderous rise for Joe, declaring that his destiny is to become the kingpin of the mob. Lily, a fiercely ambitious partner in crime and life, buys into the prophecy with a cold certainty, while Joe tries to brush off superstition as sentimentality.
Full summary
The whole story of Joe Macbeth, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know Joe Macbeth?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Cars in Joe Macbeth
17 cars on screen, including the 1951 Ford De Luxe and the 1953 Oldsmobile Super 88.
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1948 Packard Standard Eight Important role -
1951 Ford Custom Minor role
Joe Macbeth Also Known As
Also known as “Legion der Hölle”.
- Also known as
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- Legion der Hölle
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Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Joe, My Name Is Joe and Chicago Joe and the Showgirl.
Joe Macbeth FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Joe Macbeth, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Joe Macbeth?
Joe Macbeth runs 1 hour 30 minutes (90 minutes).
When was Joe Macbeth released?
Joe Macbeth was released on October 18, 1955.
Who directed Joe Macbeth?
Joe Macbeth was directed by Ken Hughes.
More films by Ken Hughes Who is in the cast of Joe Macbeth?
Joe Macbeth stars Paul Douglas as Joe MacBeth, Ruth Roman as Lily MacBeth and Grégoire Aslan as Mr. del Duca, among 7 credited actors.
Does Joe Macbeth have a post-credit scene?
No. Joe Macbeth has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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