Gang War (1958 film)

Gang War
Gang War
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Gene Fowler, Jr.
Screenplay by	Louis Vittes
Produced by	Harold E. Knox
Starring	Charles Bronson; Kent Taylor; Jennifer Holden; John Doucette
Cinematography	John M. Nickolaus, Jr.
Edited by	Frank Baldridge
Music by	Paul Dunlap
Production; company	Regal Films
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	July 1958;
Running time	74 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Gang War is a 1958 American crime film directed by Gene Fowler, Jr. and written by Louis Vittes. The film stars Charles Bronson, Kent Taylor, Jennifer Holden, John Doucette, Gloria Henry and Gloria Grey. The film was released in July 1958, by 20th Century Fox.^[1]^[2]^[3]

It was the second of two films Gene Fowler directed with Charles Bronson for Regal Films, the other being Showdown at Boot Hill.^[4]^[5]

Writer Vittes and director Fowler later made The Oregon Trail for Regal.^[6]

Plot

A Los Angeles high-school teacher's problems begin when he happens to witness a gangland killing and agrees to identify the murderers, not realizing this will cause the underworld to retaliate against him.

Cast

Charles Bronson as Alan Avery
Kent Taylor as Bryce Barker
Jennifer Holden as Marie
John Doucette as Maxie Meadows
Gloria Henry as Edie Avery
Gloria Grey as Marsha
Barney Phillips as Lieutenant Sam Johnson
Ralph Manza as Bernard "Axe" Duncan, Reno Hood
George Eldredge as Sergeant Ernie Tucker
Billy Snyder as Mr. Tomkins
Lyn Guild as Diane Barker
Dan Simmons as Officer Bob Cross
Jack Reynolds as Joe Reno
Jack Littlefield as Johnny
Larry Gelbman as Chester
Shirley Haven as Nicki
Ed Wright as 1st Henchman

Production

Filming

Filming started 11 December 1957.^[7]^[8]

References

^ "Gang War (1958) – Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
^ Hal Erickson (2016). "Gang-War – Trailer – Cast – Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
^ "GANG WAR". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 25. 1958. p. 114. ProQuest 1305815739.
^ Bergan, R. (Jun 12, 1998). "Obituary: Gene fowler jr: Fear and freedom". The Guardian. ProQuest 245261626.
^ "Second for regal". Los Angeles Times. Jan 15, 1958. ProQuest 167158615.
^ "'Long haul' scheduled". Los Angeles Times. Jan 18, 1958. ProQuest 167278092.
^ THOMAS M PRYOR (Nov 19, 1957). "REGAL TO START TEN FILMS SOON". New York Times. ProQuest 114300436.
^ Schallert, E. (Dec 11, 1957). "Parent role sinatra bet". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167169062.

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[1] "Gang War (1958) – Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-09-21.

[2] Hal Erickson (2016). "Gang-War – Trailer – Cast – Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2015-09-21.

[3] "GANG WAR". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 25. 1958. p. 114. ProQuest 1305815739.

[4] Bergan, R. (Jun 12, 1998). "Obituary: Gene fowler jr: Fear and freedom". The Guardian. ProQuest 245261626.

[5] "Second for regal". Los Angeles Times. Jan 15, 1958. ProQuest 167158615.

[6] "'Long haul' scheduled". Los Angeles Times. Jan 18, 1958. ProQuest 167278092.

[7] THOMAS M PRYOR (Nov 19, 1957). "REGAL TO START TEN FILMS SOON". New York Times. ProQuest 114300436.

[8] Schallert, E. (Dec 11, 1957). "Parent role sinatra bet". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167169062.

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