Gangster Story

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Gangster Story
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Directed by Walter Matthau
Written by
Produced by Jonathan Daniels (producer)
Wayne Mitchell (associate producer)
Starring Walter Matthau
Cinematography Max Glenn
Edited by Radley Metzger
Production
company
Swen Productions
Distributed byReleasing Corporation of Independent Producers
Release date
  • December 1959 (1959-12)
Running time
68 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Gangster Story is a 1959 American crime film directed by and starring Walter Matthau. The film was edited by Radley Metzger. [1]

Contents

This is the only film that Matthau directed. He married co-star Carol Grace in 1959.

Plot

A mobster is hiding from the law in a small town, and he is running out of money. So he robs a bank and gets away with some loot. However, not only are the cops now after him, but so is the local mob boss, who is jealous that an outsider pulled a job in his territory, especially without giving him a piece of the pie.

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack for this film is in mono, from the production company of Swen Productions, Inc., with or by Jonathan Daniels.[ citation needed ]

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