

Ma Barker's Killer Brood
1960-02-03 · 91 min · ★ 6.2
Ma Barker and her four sons terrorize the 1930s South and Midwest with a string of kidnappings, robberies and murders, and even get to work with such famous criminals as John Dillinger and Baby Face Nelson.
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- Directors
- Bill Karn
- Production companies
- Screen Classics (II)
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Lurene TuttleMa Barker
Tristram CoffinArthur Dunlop
Paul DubovAlvin Karpis
Nelson LeighGeorge Barker
Myrna DellLou
Victor LundinMachine Gun Kelly
Don GradyHerman as a Boy
Ron FosterDoc Barker
Rex HolmanLloyd
Byron FoulgerDr. Guelffe
Eric SinclairJohn Dillinger
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