Gang Smashers (1938)
- Directed by
- Leo C. Popkin
- Genre
- crime, music
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 57 min
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
An undercover police officer tries to take down a Harlem racketeering gang. The story focuses on the dangers and double lives of those fighting organized crime.
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What happens
Gang Smashers, also released as Gun Moll, is an American film released in 1938. It features an African American cast. Leo C. Popkin directed the Million Dollar Productions film from a screenplay by Ralph Cooper. The University of South Carolina libraries have an 8-page pressbook for the film. Nina Mae McKinney stars in the film a thriller about the Harlem underworld and racketeering. The opening of the film is a dedication to African Americans in law enforcement signed by Harry M. Popkin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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