The Kansas City Massacre
American TV series or program
| 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 |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | September 19, 1975 (1975-09-19) |
| Related | |
| 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]
See also
References
External links
- The Kansas City Massacre at IMDb
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Films directed by Dan Curtis
- House of Dark Shadows (1970)
- Night of Dark Shadows (1971)
- The Night Strangler (1973)
- The Norliss Tapes (1973)
- Bram Stoker's Dracula (1974)
- Scream of the Wolf (1974)
- Melvin Purvis: G-Man (1974)
- The Turn of the Screw (1974)
- The Great Ice Rip-Off (1974)
- Trilogy of Terror (1975)
- The Kansas City Massacre (1975)
- Burnt Offerings (1976)
- Curse of the Black Widow (1977)
- Dead of Night (1977)
- When Every Day Was the Fourth of July (1978)
- The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang (1979)
- The Long Days of Summer (1980)
- The Winds of War (1983)
- War and Remembrance (1988–89)
- Intruders (1992)
- Me and the Kid (1993)
- Trilogy of Terror II (1996)
- The Love Letter (1998)
- Saving Milly (2005)
- Our Fathers (2005)
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