Machine-Gun Kelly (1958)

Directed by

Roger Corman

Genre

action film, biographical film, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 20m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 49 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A film biography of the gangster George Machine Gun Kelly. It follows his criminal partnership with his wife and his eventual capture.

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What happens

Machine-Gun Kelly is a 1958 American gangster film noir produced and directed by Roger Corman, from a screenplay by R. Wright Campbell, loosely based on the criminal exploits of George "Machine Gun" Kelly and his wife Kathryn Kelly. It stars Charles Bronson as the titular character, his first leading role in a feature film, and Susan Cabot as his wife and partner-in-crime (fictionalized as ‘Flo Becker’). Despite its low budget, the film received a positive critical reception. Corman called the film "a major turning point in my career," because it was the first for which he had received serious critical attention. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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