The Purple Gang

Director: Frank McDonald Frank McDonald

Overview

A morality film about juvenile crime and punishment leads off with a narrative by Congressman James Roosevelt. It concerns some depression era crimes in the Detroit area. In semi-documentary style, victims are entombed in cement, crushed, shotgunned and terrorized by the increasingly violent and desperate young crooks. The question is raised whether or not young criminals should be tried as adults for their transgressions against society.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/26/2011
UPC:	0883316353066
Original Release:	1960
Rating:	NR
Source:	Warner Archives
Presentation:	[B&W, Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono]
Language:	English
Sales rank:	34,732

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Robert Blake	William Joseph 'Honeyboy' Willard
Barry Sullivan	Police Lt. William P. Harley
Elaine Edwards	Gladys Harley
Jody Lawrance	Joan MacNamara
Marc Cavell	Hank Smith
Susy Marquette	Daisy
Joseph Turkel	Eddie Olsen,Eddie Olsen
Victor Creatore	Al Olsen
Paul Dubov	Burke
Kathleen Lockhart	Nun
Nestor Paiva	Laurence Orlofsky
Lou Krugman	Dr. Rioden
Mauritz Hugo	Licovetti
Norman Nazarr	Ricco
John Indrisano	Castiglione
Dirk London	Tom Olsen
James Roosevelt	Narrator, Foreword
Severio Lo Medico	Al Capone
Don Haggerty	Minor Role
George Baxter	Judge Stone
Michael Vallon	Ely
Ella Ethridge	Martha
Craig Fox	Harry Keys
Allen Windsor	Irving Mills
Ralph Sanford	Fish Scofield
Walter Maslow	Wright
Cecil Weston	Minor Role (uncredited)
Paul McGuire	Florist
David Tomack	Mac, Panhandler / Undercover Man
Dan Easton	Joe Milford
John Close	Policeman George Murphy
Saverio Lomedico	Actor
Paul Dunlap	Composer

Technical Credits

Jack DeWitt

Frank McDonald	Director
Lindsley Parsons	Producer
Jack DeWitt	Screenwriter