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5 January 1960 (USA) moreTagline:
When machine gun mania rocked the nation! morePlot:
The story of the infamous Purple Gang, a ring of bootleggers, hijackers and killers in 1920s' Detroit. full summary | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Chillingly charismatic moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Barry Sullivan | ... | Police Lt. William P. Harley |
 | Robert Blake | ... | William Joseph 'Honeyboy' Willard |
| Elaine Edwards | ... | Gladys Harley |
| Marc Cavell | ... | Henry Abel 'Hank' Smith |
| Jody Lawrance | ... | Joan MacNamara |
| Susy Marquette | ... | Daisy (as Suzy Marquette) |
| Joe Turkel | ... | Eddie Olsen (as Joseph Turkel) |
| Victor Creatore | ... | Al Olsen |
| Paul Dubov | ... | Thomas Allen / Killer Burke |
| Ray Boyle | ... | Tom Olsen (as Dirk London) |
| Kathleen Lockhart | ... | Nun |
| Nestor Paiva | ... | Laurence Orlofsky |
| Lou Krugman | ... | Dr. Riordan |
| Robert Anderson | ... | Police Commissioner |
| Mauritz Hugo | ... | Licovetti |
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Robert Blake's portrayal of Honeyboy is chillingly charismatic. Honeyboy leads his gang of teenage hoodlums to success in the big leagues of organized crime. The key to Honeyboy's success and his dedication as a "leader" lies in the fact that he is a sociopathic killer and a psychopathic egomaniac. Robert Blake plays it all to the hilt and still manages to make Honeyboy cute and sympathetic.