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

• Nina Mae McKinney
• Laurence Criner
• Monte Hawley
• Mantan Moreland
• Reginald Fenderson
• Eddie Thompson
• Neva Peoples, performing a song

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.