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Machine Gun Kelly (1958)
Director: Roger Corman
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Corman's first gangster movie is one of the most ambitious and rewarding of his '50s quickies: not because it transcends any of its inherent limitations, but rather because it indulges them recklessly. Apparently modelling itself on Siegel's Baby Face Nelson, it sees Kelly (Bronson) as a child-like thug with a pathological fear of death, helplessly dominated by his moll Flo (Cabot, Corman's favourite femme fatale until Barbara Steele came along). The post-Freudian motifs aren't imposed on the dime-novel material; they grow with a hysteria all of their own from the sleazy settings and one-note performances. The movie reveals Corman as a director entirely in touch with his audience, and Floyd Crosby as one of the most prodigiously resourceful cameramen in Hollywood history.Author: TR
Cast & crew
Director: Roger Corman
Producer: Roger Corman
Cast: Charles Bronson, Susan Cabot, Morey Amsterdam, Jack Lambert, Wally Campo, Barboura Morris, Connie Gilchrist full cast
Genre(s): Gangsters
Duration: 80 mins
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