The Purple Gang
When machine gun mania rocked the nation!
1959 · 1h 25m · NOT RATED
Crime, Drama
Directed by
Frank McDonald
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The Purple Gang
Overview
The story of the infamous Purple Gang - a ring of bootleggers, hijackers and killers in 1920's Detroit.
Director and cast
- Frank McDonald Director
- Barry Sullivan as William P. Harley
- Robert Blake as Willard
- Elaine Edwards as Gladys Harley
- Marc Cavell as Hank Smith
- Jody Lawrance as Joan McNamara
- Suzanne Ridgway as Daisy
- Joe Turkel as Eddie Olsen
- Victor Creatore as Al Olsen
- Paul Dubov as Thomas Allen
- Ray Boyle as Tom Olsen
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