
Ma Barker's Killer Brood
Ma Barker's Killer Brood is a 1960 American neo noir crime film, released in 1960. The low-budget film was directed by Bill Karn and starred Lurene Tuttle as the title character, Ma Barker.
Plot
To the horror of her husband, Kate Barker, known as "Ma," teaches her four young sons to steal money from the collection plate in church. Her husband tries to convince her to stop using her sons to commit crimes, but is ignored. Ma expresses her contempt for "sissies" and says that "guts" is the only virtue. Her husband leaves her when their sensitive son Herman is arrested after Ma forces him to rob a fun fair. After this, the local sheriff runs Ma Barker and her boys out of town.
More details
author | F. Paul Hall |
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director | Bill Karn |
genre | crime |
keywords | alvin karpis arrest arthur barker baby face nelson doc barker john dillinger kidnap kill machine gun machine gun kelly murder plan psychopathic killer surround tommy gun |
musicBy | Gene Kauer |
producer | Bill Karn William Faris |
publisher | Filmservice Distributors Corporation |
theme | noir |