Gang War (1940 film) explained

Gang War is an American film released in 1940.^[1] It features an African American cast and was directed by Leo C. Popkin. It was produced by Million Dollar Productions. The film is about the rivalry between two gangs.^[2]

In 1998, the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) television channel screened the film as part of a month-long showing of race films.^[3]

Cast

• Ralph Cooper as Bob "Killer" Meade
• Gladys Snyder as Mazie "Sugar" Walford
• Reggie Fenderson as Danny
• Lawrence Criner as Lew Baron
• Monte Hawley as Bill^[4]
• Jesse Brooks
• Johnny Thomas
• Maceo Sheffield (Maceo Bruce Sheffield)
• Charles Hawkins
• Robert Johnson
• Henry Roberts
• Harold Garrison^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: Fetrow, Alan G.. Feature Films, 1940-1949: A United States Filmography. October 11, 1994. McFarland. 9780899509143. Google Books.
2. Web site: Gang War (1940) | UC Berkeley Library. www.lib.berkeley.edu.
3. Web site: 'Race' Movies: Separate and Unequaled. June 28, 1998. Los Angeles Times.
4. Web site: Gang War. www.tcm.com.