Drama ·Crime · United States of America · 1959 · 1h 25m

The Purple Gang

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Director
Frank McDonald
Cast
Barry Sullivan as William P. Harley Robert Blake as Willard Elaine Edwards as Gladys Harley Marc Cavell as Hank Smith Jody Lawrance as Joan McNamara Suzanne Ridgway as Daisy
Crew
Ellis W. Carter — Director of Photography Paul Dunlap — Original Music Composer Jack DeWitt — Writer Lindsley Parsons — Producer
Tagline

When machine gun mania rocked the nation!

Synopsis

The story of the infamous Purple Gang - a ring of bootleggers, hijackers and killers in 1920's Detroit.

Mood & Themes
street gangbased on true storymurder of a police officer
Key Collaborators
Frank McDonald Director Ellis W. Carter Director of Photography Paul Dunlap Original Music Composer Jack DeWitt Writer Lindsley Parsons Producer
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