Gangster Story (1958)
Directed by Walter Matthau
Genres - Drama, Crime, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Biopic [feature], Crime Drama |
Release Date - Dec 1, 1959 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 70 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - PG
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Synopsis by Andrea LeVasseur
Actor Walter Matthau directed his first and only feature film with the black-and-white crime drama Gangster Story. In an unusual noncomedic role, Matthau plays Jack Martin, a local gangster who wants to run his own crime syndicate in the neighborhood run by Earl Dawson (Bruce McFarlan). They eventually team up and plan a heist. Carol Grace plays the reform-minded girlfriend.
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alliance, bad-luck, criminal, gang-war, gangster, girlfriend, mob-boss, reform [improve], struggle, territory, trapped, violence