If there's one thing that Johnny needs, it's a crash course in financial management. If there are two things that Johnny needs, it's a crash course in financial management and a mentor. If there ar...

Best in the Biz?In the words of Luther Coleman, "There ain't a better inside man alive" than Henry Gondorff. But by the time Johnny Hooker goes to meet Gondorff, all he finds is a drunk who lives i...

Babe Ruthless We think it's fair to say that Doyle Lonnegan is one of the most menacing villains in movie history…and that's saying a lot. After all, movie history includes Chinatown' s Noah Cros...

Bully BoyLt. Snyder is your run-of-the-mill bully. He's tough, brash, a little thick…and likes to make as much money as possible, even if he has to bend the rules in order to do so. We find out j...

Billie is the only female character in this movie who can hang with the best of the conmen (and, you know, not attempt to assassinate them). In fact, Billie's actually Henry Gondorff's employer…b...

Kid Twist is a good professional conman and a great second-in-command. Twist takes an administrative role in Gondorff's gang, looking after all the staff and all the properties. This is apparent in...

Loretta Salino shows up in this movie as a waitress at the diner where Johnny Hooker likes to eat. She comes across as pretty gruff and uninviting at first, giving short answers to all of Johnny's...

For most of this movie, we're led to believe (like Lt. Snyder) that Polk is an FBI agent who wants to take down Henry Gondorff. And for most of this movie, we're led to believe (like Lt. Snyder) th...

Luther is the elderly partner that Johnny Hooker works with at the beginning of this movie. We can tell from early on that Luther is a sort of mentor to Johnny. As Johnny says,JOHNNY HOOKER: If it...

Joe Erie doesn't have the skills or the confidence to be in the same league as Johnny and Henry, but he's a good egg. He's also a bit of a peacemaker—when Johnny gets mad about Luther retiring, J...