The Purple Gang 64 years old

When machine gun mania rocked the nation!

The Purple Gang

The story of the infamous Purple Gang - a ring of bootleggers, hijackers and killers in 1920's Detroit.

Credits

The Purple Gang Cast

Name Character
Robert Blake He was 26, now 91 years old as Willard
Joe Turkel He was 32, now 97 years old as Eddie Olsen
Barry Sullivan He was 47, 81 years old when he died as William P. Harley
Nestor Paiva He was 54, 61 years old when he died as Orlofsky
Lou Krugman He was 45, 78 years old when he died as Police Commissioner
Lou Krugman He was 45, 78 years old when he died as Dr. Riordan
Paul Dubov He was 41, 60 years old when he died as Thomas Allen aka Killer Burke
Kathleen Lockhart She was 65, 83 years old when she died as Nun
Mauritz Hugo He was 50, 65 years old when he died as Licovetti
Victor Creatore as Al Olsen
Elaine Edwards as Gladys Harley
Marc Cavell He was 20, 64 years old when he died as Hank Smith
Ray Boyle He was 34, now 99 years old as Tom Olsen (as Dirk London)
Jody Lawrance She was 29, 55 years old when she died as Joan McNamara

The Purple Gang Crew

Name Department
Frank Lombardo as Set Decoration. He was 1 (42) years old when He died Art
Paul Dunlap as Original Music Composer. He was 40 (90) years old when He died Sound
Frank McDonald as Director. He was 60 (80) years old when He died Directing
Lindsley Parsons as Producer. He was 54 (87) years old when He died Production
Jack DeWitt as Writer. He was 60 (81) years old when He died Writing
Ellis W. Carter as Director of Photography. He was 53 (57) years old when He died Camera
Dave Milton as Art Direction. He was 71 (90) years old when He died Art
Lindsley Parsons, Jr. as Associate Producer. Production
The Purple Gang poster
The Purple Gang (64 years)

When machine gun mania rocked the nation!

  • Release day: Friday, December 18, 1959
  • Runtime: 85 minutes