Pay Or Die

Presents a drama based on the chilling, factual incidents in the life of a New York detective who has uncovered the roots of the Mafia of 1908. Shows that he risks everything he holds dear in his relentless pursuit of the vicious brotherhood who prey on their fellow Italians.

The film deals primarily with Joseph Petrosino and his Italian Squad's opposition to the extortion rackets of the Black Hand in lower Manhattan's Little Italy. The film is a dramatization of the career of a crusading New York City police officer. The Italian Squad was a pioneer in the fight against organized crime in America.

Credits

Cast
Ernest Borgnine, Zohra Lampert

Copyright

Complete catalog record
Presents a drama based on the chilling, factual incidents in the life of a New York detective who has uncovered the roots of the Mafia of 1908. Shows that he risks everything he holds dear in his relentless pursuit of the vicious brotherhood who prey on their fellow Italians. , Pay Or Die. Allied Artists Pictures Corp. 111 Min., Sd., B&W, 35 Mm. © Allied Artists Pictures Corp.; 3may60; Lp16060. NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record
  2. Wikidata · Q25086 ↗ — length, country
  3. U.S. Copyright Office, Catalog of Copyright Entries (renewals, 1970–1978) — copyright