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Director:
Dan Curtis
Writers:
John Milius (story)
John Milius (teleplay)
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Release Date:
9 April 1974 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Biography | Crime | Drama more
Plot:
Agent Melvin Purvis is placed in charge of running down notorious killer Machine Gun Kelly, and sets out to do just that. | add synopsis
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User Reviews:
Excellent first go-around for director Curtis and star Robertson in this enjoyable made-for-TV gangster film. more (3 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Dale Robertson ... Melvin Purvis
Harris Yulin ... George 'Machine Gun' Kelly
Dick Sargent ... Thatcher Covington

Margaret Blye ... 'Kate' Katherine Ryan-Kelly
Matt Clark ... Charles 'Charlie' Parlmetter
David Canary ... 'Gene' Eugene T. Farber

Elliott Street ... Thomas 'Buckwheat' Longaker
John Karlen ... 'Tony' Anthony Redecci
Steve Kanaly ... Sam Cowley

Woodrow Parfrey ... Nash Covington
Jim Hill ... 'Jim' J. D. Longaker
Don Megowan ... Hamburger Stand Man
Hank Rolike ... Shoe Shine Man
Eddie Quillan ... Hotel Clerk
Max Kleven ... Purvis' Driver
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
G-Man
The Legend of Machine Gun Kelly
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Runtime:
74 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
West Germany:16 | Sweden:15
Filming Locations:
Nicolaus, California, USA
Company:
American International Pictures (AIP) more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Steve Kanaly, who plays FBI Agent Sam Cowley in this film, played "Pretty Boy" Floyd in Dillinger (1973). Both films were written by John Milius (he also directed "Dillinger"). more
Goofs:
Factual errors: In this movie, Melvin Purvis is hunting Machine Gun Kelly after having killed John Dillinger (early on in the film, reporters are asking him to comment on "getting Dillinger"). In real life, Machine Gun Kelly was captured before John Dillinger. He was in fact the first famous 1930's outlaw captured by the FBI. more
Movie Connections:
Followed by The Kansas City Massacre (1975) (TV) more

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6 out of 9 people found the following review useful.
Excellent first go-around for director Curtis and star Robertson in this enjoyable made-for-TV gangster film., 4 December 2000
10/10
Author: jimmyshine from United States

This was the first of two gangster films made by director Curtis and star Robertson, and it moves quite well. Excellent period detail and some fast action help make this a memorable made-for-TV film. If you grew up during the 1970's, you knew that the ABC Movie of the Week series brought out many film films - many more entertaining than their theatrical counterparts. This is one of them; director Curtis - of "The Night Stalker" fame - has an immediately recognizable style that is under-rated by critics. Fun film - sequel: "The Kansas City Massacre."

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