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Gang Smashers, also released as Gun Moll, is an American film released in 1938. It features an African American cast. Leo C. Popkin directed the Million Dollar Productions film from a screenplay by Ralph Cooper. The University of South Carolina libraries have an 8-page pressbook for the film. Nina Mae McKinney stars in the film a thriller about the Harlem underworld and racketeering.
Original Release
12/30/1938
US Release
12/30/1938
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Nina Mae McKinney | Laura Jackson |
| Laurence Criner | Gat Dalton |
| Monte Hawley | Lefty |
| Mantan Moreland | Gloomy |
| Reginald Fenderson | Nick |
| Edward Thompson | Doyle |
| Vernon McCalla | Police Captain |
| Charles Hawkins | Gopher |
| Everett Brown | Police Lieutenant |
| Lester Wilkins | 2nd Police Officer |
Directors
Writers
Ralph Cooper, Phil Dunham, Charlotte Goldstein
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Nina Mae McKinney | Laura Jackson |
| Laurence Criner | Gat Dalton |
| Monte Hawley | Lefty |
| Mantan Moreland | Gloomy |
| Reginald Fenderson | Nick |
| Edward Thompson | Doyle |
| Vernon McCalla | Police Captain |
| Charles Hawkins | Gopher |
| Everett Brown | Police Lieutenant |
| Lester Wilkins | 2nd Police Officer |
| Neva Peoples | Cararet Entertainer |
| Arthur Ray | Bowers |
| Bo Jinkins | Cabaret Entertainer |
| John Criner Jr. | Wells |
| Maggie Hathaway | Dander |
| Guernsey Morrow | 2nd Collector |
| Jewel Smith | Police Desk Officer |
| Phil Moore | Orchestra Leader |
| Mildred Boyd | Nightclub Patron |
| Edward Brandon | One of the Policemen |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Harry M. Popkin | Executive Producer |
| Arthur H. Leonard | Producer |
