Gang War (1958 film) explained

Gang War
Director:	Gene Fowler, Jr.
Producer:	Harold E. Knox
Screenplay:	Louis Vittes
Starring:	Charles Bronson Kent Taylor Jennifer Holden John Doucette
Music:	Paul Dunlap
Cinematography:	John M. Nickolaus, Jr.
Editing:	Frank Baldridge
Studio:	Regal Films
Distributor:	20th Century Fox
Runtime:	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.

Production

Filming

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

External links

• • • Gang War at BFI

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gang War (1958) – Overview . TCM.com . 2015-09-21.
2. Web site: Gang-War – Trailer – Cast – Showtimes . https://web.archive.org/web/20160309103527/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/92660/Gang-War/overview . dead . 2016-03-09 . Movies & TV Dept. . . Hal Erickson . Hal Erickson (author) . 2016 . 2015-09-21.
3. News: GANG WAR. 1958. Monthly Film Bulletin. 25. 114. .
4. News: Bergan, R. . Jun 12, 1998. Obituary: Gene fowler jr: Fear and freedom. The Guardian. .
5. News: Second for regal. Jan 15, 1958. Los Angeles Times. .
6. News: 'Long haul' scheduled. Jan 18, 1958. Los Angeles Times. .
7. News: REGAL TO START TEN FILMS SOON. THOMAS M PRYOR. Nov 19, 1957. New York Times. .
8. News: Schallert, E.. Parent role sinatra bet. Dec 11, 1957. Los Angeles Times. .