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Ma Barker's Killer Brood

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In the Depression-ravaged Midwest, Ma Barker (Lurene Tuttle) is tired of seeing her family live in poverty, so she and her quartet of grown sons begin committing stickups around town. When the police finally run Ma and her boys out of the county, the Barkers decide to go on a major crime spree. As they tear through the U.S. heartland, they knock off banks left and right, teaming up with everyone from hardened crook Alvin Karpis (Paul Dubov) to notorious gangster Machine Gun Kelly (Vic Lundin).

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Audience Member If Walt Disney evil twin remake My Three Sons him get this. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member It's a really good film! I may be a little biased since my acting teacher Eric Morris is in it (Fred Barker)... Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In the Depression-ravaged Midwest, Ma Barker (Lurene Tuttle) is tired of seeing her family live in poverty, so she and her quartet of grown sons begin committing stickups around town. When the police finally run Ma and her boys out of the county, the Barkers decide to go on a major crime spree. As they tear through the U.S. heartland, they knock off banks left and right, teaming up with everyone from hardened crook Alvin Karpis (Paul Dubov) to notorious gangster Machine Gun Kelly (Vic Lundin).
Director
Bill Karn
Producer
William Faris
Screenwriter
F. Paul Hall
Production Co
Screen Classics (II)
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 3, 1960, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 14, 2017
Runtime
1h 22m