The Kansas City Massacre
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The Kansas City Massacre | |
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Genre | Crime Drama |
Written by | William F. Nolan Ric Hardman |
Directed by | Dan Curtis |
Starring | Dale Robertson |
Theme music composer | Bob Cobert |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | Dan Curtis Robert Singer (associate producer) |
Production locations | 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California Marysville, California |
Cinematography | Paul Lohmann |
Editors | Richard A. Harris Dennis Virkler |
Running time | 100 minutes |
Production company | ABC Circle Films |
Distributor | NBCUniversal Television Distribution |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Picture format | Color |
Audio format | Mono |
Original release |
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Chronology | |
Preceded by | Melvin Purvis: G-Man |
The Kansas City Massacre is a 1975 American television film about Melvin Purvis. It is the second spin-off of the 1973 film Dillinger, following Melvin Purvis: G-Man in 1974, also directed by Dan Curtis and starring Dale Robertson as Purvis.[1]
Plot[]
Gangsters free one of their colleagues being escorted to prison and kill several FBI agents and local police officers in the attempt. FBI agent Melvin Purvis puts together a special squad to track down and capture the men responsible.
Cast[]
- Dale Robertson as FBI Agent Melvin Purvis
- Bo Hopkins as Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd
- Elliott Street as George "Baby Face" Nelson
- Harris Yulin as John Lazia
- Matt Clark as Verne Miller
- Scott Brady as Commissioner Herbert Tucker McElwaine
- John Karlen as FBI Agent Sam Cowley
- Lynn Loring as Vi Morland
- Robert Walden as Adam Richetti
- Mills Watson as Frank "Jelly" Nash
- Philip Bruns as Captain Jackson
- William Jordan as John Dillinger
- Sally Kirkland as Wilma Floyd
- Morgan Paull as Alvin Karpis
- Ike Eisenmann as Jimmie Floyd
- Brion James as Homer Van Meter
- James Gammon as Garth
Production[]
Filming was done in Marysville, California.
Reception[]
The Los Angeles Times called it "a smartly produced, sharply acted slice of TV entertainment."[2]
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Categories:
- 1975 films
- 1975 television films
- 1970s crime drama films
- Biographical films about Depression-era gangsters
- American television films
- American crime drama films
- American films
- Cultural depictions of Baby Face Nelson
- Cultural depictions of Pretty Boy Floyd
- Films directed by Dan Curtis
- 1975 drama films
- American television film stubs
- 1970s crime drama film stubs