Gang Smashers Explained

Director:Leo C. Popkin
Story:Ralph Cooper
Producer:Harry M. Popkin
Starring:Nina Mae McKinney
Lawrence Criner
Monte Hawley
Reginald Fenderson
Mantan Moreland
Studio:Million Dollar Productions
Distributor:Toddy Pictures Company
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

Notes and References

  1. Book: Richards, Larry. African American Films Through 1959: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography. September 17, 2015. McFarland. 9781476610528. Google Books.
  2. Web site: GANG SMASHERS. Library of Congress.
  3. Web site: Gang Smashers (1938) | DREAM13 Media.
  4. Web site: Film poster for Gang Smashers. nmaahc.si.edu.
  5. Book: McKinney, Nina Mae. Harry M. Popkin presents: "Gang Smashers" with Nina Mae McKinney - All colored cast. Lawrence Criner, Monte Hawley, Reginald Fenderson, and Mantan Moreland.. October 11, 1938. 930610818. Open WorldCat.
  6. Web site: Nina Mae McKinney: The Black Garbo. Stephen. Bourne. 17 July 2012 . BearManor Media. Google Books.