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Ma Barker's Killer Brood is a neo noir crime film, released in 1960. The low-budget film was directed by Bill Karn and starred Lurene Tuttle as the title character, Ma Barker.
The film is a highly fictionalized account of the life of Ma Barker and her four sons, whose Barker-Karpis gang terrorized the South and Midwest in the 1930s with a string of kidnappings, robberies, and murders. The gang members also depicted working with other well-known criminals of the era, including John Dillinger (Eric Sinclair), and Baby Face Nelson (Robert Kendall).
Original Release
02/03/1960
US Release
02/03/1960
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Lurene Tuttle | Ma Barker |
| Tristram Coffin | Arthur Dunlop |
| Paul Dubov | Alvin Karpis |
| Nelson Leigh | George Barker |
| Myrna Dell | Lou |
| Victor Lundin | Machine Gun Kelly |
| Don Grady | Herman - as a Boy / Herman as a Boy |
| Gary Ammann | Doc - as a Boy |
| Donald Towers | Lloyd - as a Boy |
| Michael Smith | Fred - as a Boy |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Lurene Tuttle | Ma Barker |
| Tristram Coffin | Arthur Dunlop |
| Paul Dubov | Alvin Karpis |
| Nelson Leigh | George Barker |
| Myrna Dell | Lou |
| Victor Lundin | Machine Gun Kelly |
| Don Grady | Herman - as a Boy / Herman as a Boy |
| Gary Ammann | Doc - as a Boy |
| Donald Towers | Lloyd - as a Boy |
| Michael Smith | Fred - as a Boy |
| Don Spruance | Herman (as Donald Spruance) / Herman |
| Ron Foster | Doc / Doc Barker |
| Rex Holman | Lloyd / Lloyd (as Roye Baker) |
| Eric Morris | Fred |
| Byron Foulger | Dr. Guelffe |
| Eric Sinclair | John Dillinger |
| Robert Kendall | Baby Face Nelson |
| Irene Windust | Mrs. Khortney |
| John McNamara | Mr. Khortney |
| Dan Riss | Baxter |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Bill Karn | Producer |
| William Faris | Producer |
