hoodlum b & w
the hoodlum is tailor made for the roughneck talents of actor lawrence tierney . the film details the rise and fall of a habitual criminal and the havoc he wreaks on the lives of his loved ones . things really go downhill when the hero tierney seduces and abandons his brothers sweetheart allene roberts whereupon the girl commits suicide . lawrence tierney s reel brother is played by his real brother edward ; presumably tierney s more famous sibling scott brady was occupied elsewhere . the best performance is delivered by lisa golm as the hoodlums long suffering mother . hal erickson all movie guide .