Ma Barker's Killer Brood
No. 1 Female Gangster Of All Time!
1960 | 91m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Bill Karn |
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| Writer: | F. Paul Hall |
| Staring: |
| Ma Barker and her four sons terrorize the 1930s South and Midwest with a string of kidnappings, robberies and murders, and even get to work with such famous criminals as John Dillinger and Baby Face Nelson. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 03, 1960 |
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| Director: | Bill Karn |
| Writer: | F. Paul Hall |
| Genres: | Crime, Drama |
| Keywords | prison, robbery, kidnapping, gangster, plastic surgery, murder, bank robbery, machine gun |
| Production Companies | Screen Classics (II) |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| 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 |
| Roye Baker | Lloyd Barker |
| Ron Foster | Doc Barker |
| Michael Smith | Fred - as a Boy |
| Gary Ammann | Doc - as a Boy |
| Donald Towers | Lloyd - as a Boy |
| Don Spruance | Herman |
| Rex Holman | Lloyd |
| 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 White | Sheriff #2 |
| Owen Bush | Carney |
| Charles Tannen | Sheriff #1 |
| Riley Hill | Deputy |
| Dan Riss | Baxter |
| David Carlile | Avery |
| Bernard Pludow | Charlie |
| Paul Power | Minister |
| George Dockstader | Guard |
| Wally Rose | Guard |
| Bill Couch | Guard |
| William Lon Karn | Boy with basketball |
| Gil Baumgart | Fingers |
| Myron Healey | Sioux Falls Bank Robber (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Bill Karn | Director |
| F. Paul Hall | Screenplay |
| Gene Kauer | Original Music Composer |
| Clark Ramsey | Director of Photography |
| Harry Reif | Set Decoration |
| Armand Delmar | Makeup Artist |
| Gertrude Reade | Hairstylist |
| John K. Kean | Sound |
| Mack V. Wright | Production Supervisor |
| Rudy Harrington | Wardrobe Designer |
| Paul Mullin | Art Direction |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| William Faris | Producer |
| Bill Karn | Associate Producer |
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