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The Grissom Gang is a american film of genre Drama directed by Robert Aldrich released in USA on 28 may 1971 with Kim Darby

The Grissom Gang (1971)

The Grissom Gang
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Released in USA 28 may 1971
Length 2h8
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Action,    Crime
Rating66% 3.3454153.3454153.3454153.3454153.345415

The Grissom Gang is a 1971 American period gangster film directed and produced by Robert Aldrich from a screenplay by Leon Griffiths. The film is the second adaptation of the 1939 novel No Orchids for Miss Blandish by James Hadley Chase, which was first brought to the screen in 1948. The cinematographer was Joseph Biroc. The cast includes Kim Darby, Scott Wilson, Tony Musante, Robert Lansing, Irene Dailey, Connie Stevens, Wesley Addy, Joey Faye and Ralph Waite.

Synopsis

In 1931, an heiress in Missouri is kidnapped for ransom by a brutal gang, whose mentally-impaired "leader" (Scott Wilson) falls in love with her.

Actors

Kim Darby

(Barbara Blandish)
Scott Wilson

(Slim Grissom)
Tony Musante

(Eddie Hagan)
Robert Lansing

(Dave Fenner)
Irene Dailey

(Gladys 'Ma' Grissom)
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