Queen of the Mob (1940)
Directed by James Hogan
Genres - Drama |
Release Date - Jun 28, 1940 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 61 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Sandra Brennan
Though the title character is loosely based on that of the notorious killer/robber Ma Barker, she has been sanitized and prettified to meet the perceived conservative values of Hollywood movie audiences. Unlike Barker, who was bad to the bone, Ma Webster is simply a matriarch who would do anything for her three crazy sons, even assisting them with thieving and kidnapping. Their exploits land the nefarious family on the FBI's "most wanted" list and cause the agency to send out their very best man to find them.
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woman, agent [representative], bad-guy, bank, child, Christmas, conflict, criminal, custody-battle, FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation), federal-agent, G-man, gangster, good-guy, hidden, home, kidnapping, killing, loot, mayhem, mother, neglect, neighbor, outlaw [Western], rampage, robbery, Santa-Claus, son, surrender, thug, tracking [following], tree, undercover, weapons, barker, queen [royalty]
