The Enforcer features the iconic actor Humphrey Bogart as a district attorney who has dedicated all his work to prosecute a mob boss. All Humphrey Bogart fans and crime completists alike were drawn to the film. The film was based on actual court cases and portrayed the plot by flashback as Bogart’s character thinks back on his case against the fell con artist Everett Sloane, who has murdered anyone who was brave enough to testify against him. Director Bretaigne Windust masterfully directed the movie with help from Raoul Walsh (who was uncredited but shot most of the film’s crucial suspenseful events including the conclusion). The films unusual structure, combined with Bogart’s terrific performance on the movie and a marvelous supporting cast including Zero Mostel contributed largely to the film’s standard law versus mob script. The film also had the opening narration voiced-over by Estes Kefauver, the chairman of a Senate investigation on organized crime during the time of the movie’s release.
. –Paul Gaita
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