Gangster Story (1959)
Filmed where it actually happened... The true story of Jack Martin
Gangster and cop killer Jack Martin is on the run from the law, and hides out in a small town. Low on funds, he engineers a clever bank robbery that yields him a big bundle. Now he has not only the cops and the FBI after him, but also the local crime boss, who's outraged that an outsider can pull off a heist like that in his territory and not cut him in on it.
- Date of release
- 1959-12-01
- TMDB
- 4.9 / 10 (14)
- Runtime
- 1h 5m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Director
- Walter Matthau
Casting
- Walter Matthau — Jack Martin
- Carol Grace — Carol Logan
- Bruce MacFarlane — Earl J. Dawson
- Garry Walberg — Adolph
- Raikin Ben-Ari — "Plumber"
- David Leonard — W. Palmer
- John Albright — Henchman
- Clegg Hoyt — Caretaker at Country Club
- Leonard Bremen — FBI Agent (uncredited)
- Vic Tayback — Norm (uncredited)
Interesting facts
Gangster Story is a 1959 American crime film directed by and starring Walter Matthau. The film was edited by Radley Metzger.
Production
Walter Matthau directed the film due to his gambling debt. He earned $2,500 as the actor/director. Most of the film was done in one take, with Matthau even holding the boom microphone at times. He was so aggravated by the script that Matthau constantly revised it during shooting.
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