The Grissom Gang

19711971
RR
2h 8min

The Grissom Gang (1971)

Set in the Depression, a gang of half-witted small-time hoods led by Slim Grissom kidnap heiress Barbara Blandish and Slim proceeds to fall in love with her. Remake of the British film... Read allSet in the Depression, a gang of half-witted small-time hoods led by Slim Grissom kidnap heiress Barbara Blandish and Slim proceeds to fall in love with her. Remake of the British film No Orchids for Miss Blandish (1948).Set in the Depression, a gang of half-witted small-time hoods led by Slim Grissom kidnap heiress Barbara Blandish and Slim proceeds to fall in love with her. Remake of the British film No Orchids for Miss Blandish (1948).

Director
- Robert Aldrich
Writers
- Leon Griffiths(screenplay)
- James Hadley Chase(based on novel by "No Orchids for Miss Blandish")
Stars

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The Grissom Gang (1971)

The Grissom Gang (1971)

The Grissom Gang (1971)

The Grissom Gang (1971)

Dots Johnson in The Grissom Gang (1971)

Joey Faye in The Grissom Gang (1971)

Dots Johnson in The Grissom Gang (1971)

Alvin Hammer in The Grissom Gang (1971)

Michael Baseleon in The Grissom Gang (1971)

Matt Clark in The Grissom Gang (1971)

Ralph Waite in The Grissom Gang (1971)

Don Keefer in The Grissom Gang (1971)

Director
- Robert Aldrich
Writers
- Leon Griffiths(screenplay)
- James Hadley Chase(based on novel by "No Orchids for Miss Blandish")
All cast & crew

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Set in the Depression, a gang of half-witted small-time hoods led by Slim Grissom kidnap heiress Barbara Blandish and Slim proceeds to fall in love with her. Remake of the British film No Orchids for Miss Blandish (1948). —alfiehitchie

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Taglines
- The psychotic killer, the young heiress...the kidnapping that becomes a love story.
Genres
- Crime
- Drama
Certificate
- R
Parents guide

Trivia
Director Robert Aldrich earned so much money off the back of his film The Dirty Dozen (1967) that he was able to buy his own film studio and make the kind of films he wanted to make. Unfortunately, the first three that he made independently (The Killing of Sister George (1968), The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968), and Too Late the Hero (1970)) were all box-office flops. When this movie also crashed and burned at the box office in 1971, Aldrich was forced to sell his studio and go back to being a director for hire.

Goofs
Matt Clark is running away when he's killed by a knife in the back. When his killer turns him over his mouth is open showing a lot of teeth with fillings which wouldn't be likely in the 1920's.

Quotes
Eddie Hagan: How come you never get your ass out of bed?
Anna Borg: Well, it's the place you seem to like it the most.

Connections
Featured in Scott Wilson: A Different Kind of Killer (2018)

Soundtracks
I Can't Give You Anything but Love
Written by Dorothy Fields and Jimmy McHugh
Sung by Rudy Vallee

Top review

7/10

Lurid, but not so great...

Robert Aldrich's lurid film has a lot going for it and a lot not going for it. On the plus side there is a dynamite performance by Kim Darby as a kidnap victim who may or may not be starting to enjoy her grim predicament. On the minus side, the gang of kidnappers, a Ma Barker-type and her motley brood, simply is not threatening ENOUGH to make you believe Darby is in a lot of danger. I couldn't help wondering why she didn't just up and leave. Another deficit is the TV-movie feel of the whole thing -- this is definitely NOT Aldrich's most stylish film. Irene Dailey is fine as the mother, but it would have been more fun had the role been played by Cloris Leachman or Shelley Winters. Featuring Scott Wilson, Tony Musante, Robert Lansing and, in a brief but foul-mouthed cameo, Connie Stevens!

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Release date
- May 29, 1971 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- Die Grissom Bande
Filming locations
- Aldrich Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies
- ABC Pictures
- The Associates & Aldrich Company
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Runtime
- 2h 8min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Mono
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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