"When machine gun mania rocked the nation!" 18 December 1959 Drama, Crime 85 mins
The story of the infamous Purple Gang - a ring of bootleggers, hijackers and killers in 1920's Detroit.
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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
Joe Turkel as Eddie Olsen
Victor Creatore as Al Olsen
Paul Dubov as Thomas Allen
Ray Boyle as Tom Olsen
Kathleen Lockhart as Nun
Nestor Paiva as Orlofsky
Lou Krugman as Dr. Riordan
Mauritz Hugo as Licovetti
James Roosevelt as James Roosevelt
Robert Anderson as Police Commissioner
Frank McDonald Director
Ellis W. Carter Director of Photography
Willard Colee Makeup Artist
Lindsley Parsons Jr. Associate Producer
Frank Lombardo Set Decoration
Lindsley Parsons Producer
Dave Milton Art Direction
Paul Dunlap Original Music Composer
Jack DeWitt Writer
Lloyd Garnell Electrician
Japan 18 December 1959
United States 05 January 1960
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