| Gang Smashers | |
|---|---|
 1938 Poster | |
| Directed by | Leo C. Popkin |
| Story by | Ralph Cooper |
| Produced by | Harry M. Popkin |
| Starring | Nina Mae McKinney Lawrence Criner Monte Hawley Reginald Fenderson Mantan Moreland |
Production company | Million Dollar Productions |
| Distributed by | Toddy Pictures Company |
Release date | 1938 |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
Gang Smashers, also released as Gun Moll, is an American film released in 1938.[1][2] It features an African American cast.[3] Leo C. Popkin directed the Million Dollar Productions film from a screenplay by Ralph Cooper.[4] The University of South Carolina libraries have an 8-page pressbook for the film.[5] Nina Mae McKinney stars in the film a thriller about the Harlem underworld and racketeering.[6]
The opening of the film is a dedication to African American in law enforcement signed by Harry M. Popkin.
Cast
References
- ↑ Richards, Larry (September 17, 2015). African American Films Through 1959: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography. McFarland. ISBN 9781476610528 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "GANG SMASHERS". Library of Congress.
- ↑ "Gang Smashers (1938) | DREAM13 Media".
- ↑ "Request Rejected". nmaahc.si.edu.
- ↑ McKinney, Nina Mae (October 11, 1938). Harry M. Popkin presents: "Gang Smashers" with Nina Mae McKinney - All colored cast. Lawrence Criner, Monte Hawley, Reginald Fenderson, and Mantan Moreland. OCLC 930610818 – via Open WorldCat.
- ↑ Bourne, Stephen. "Nina Mae McKinney: The Black Garbo". BearManor Media – via Google Books.
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