Guns, Girls and Gangsters
Directed by	Edward L. Cahn
Written by	Paul Gangelin Jerry Sackheim Robert E. Kent
Produced by	Robert E. Kent Edward Small (executive)
Starring	Mamie Van Doren Gerald Mohr Lee Van Cleef Grant Richards
Cinematography	Kenneth Peach
Edited by	Fred R. Feitshans Jr.
Music by	Buddy Bregman
Production companies	Edward Small Productions Spinel Entertainment
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	January 1959 (1959-01)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Guns, Girls and Gangsters is a 1959 American film noir crime film directed by Edward L. Cahn and starring Mamie Van Doren, Gerald Mohr, Lee Van Cleef, and Grant Richards. ^[1] It was written by Paul Gangelin, Jerry Sackheim and Robert E. Kent.

Contents

• Plot
• Cast
• Production
• Reception
• See also
• References
• Bibliography
• External links

Plot

Chuck Wheeler is released from prison and plans an elaborate heist of an armored truck carrying money from a Las Vegas casino. Chuck enlists the help of nightclub owner Joe Darren as well as Vi Victor, a sensational blonde married to Chuck's ex-cellmate Mike Bennett. Mike is a very jealous and dangerous man who will not grant Vi a divorce. He escapes from prison just before the armored truck robbery is to occur and causes havoc when he locates Chuck, Joe, and his unfaithful wife.

Cast

• Mamie Van Doren as Vi Victor
• Gerald Mohr as Chuck Wheeler
• Lee Van Cleef as Mike Bennett
• Grant Richards as Joe Darren
• Elaine Edwards as Ann Thomas
• John Baer as Steve Thomas
• Paul Fix as Lou Largo

Production

Robert E. Kent produced the film for Edward Small. ^[2] Filming commenced in April 1958. ^[3]

Reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "The title accurately suggests the moronic tough-guy dialogue, the hard-boiled, hard-faced hoodlums with their slick violence, and the cheap and nasty after-taste left by the whole film." ^[4]

The Hollywood Reporter wrote: "Kent's screenplay, from a well worked out story by Paul Gangelin and Jerome Sackheim, is taut with suspense and has smoother construction than is found in most low-budget pictures. There are enough plot twists to keep the spectator guessing and some good flashes of characterization." ^[5]

Variety wrote: "Film unfolds in a semi-documentary vein that, had it been carried to its fullest, could have resulted in greater quality ... Direction by Edward L. Cahn fails to bring a professional performance from Miss Van Doren, and Mohr seems entirely too smooth." ^[6]

See also

• List of American films of 1959

References

Bibliography

Barry Lowe; Mamie Van Doren (2008). Atomic Blonde: The Films of Mamie Van Doren. McFarland. pp. 135–139. ISBN   978-0-7864-3138-0. (credits, film synopsis).

External links

• Guns, Girls, and Gangsters at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
• Guns, Girls and Gangsters at IMDb
• Guns, Girls and Gangsters at the TCM Movie Database (archived version)