Ma Barker's Killer Brood  1-sheet original movie poster from  neo noir crime film, released in 1960. The low-budget film was directed by Bill Karn and starred Lurene Tuttle as the title character, Ma Barker.  DISCLOSURE NOTES: Looks perfect but very light fold lines;   1 piece of Lineco cloth tape on verso on the last fold --tiny blemish to the foot of the letter "A" in BARKER'S.  Otherwise VF- .  SHIPS FOLDED. NO MOVIE INCLUDED.


The film is a highly fictionalized account of the life of Ma Barker and her four sons, whose Barker-Karpis gang terrorized the South and Midwest in the 1930s with a string of kidnappings, robberies, and murders. The gang members also depicted working with other well-known criminals of the era, including John Dillinger (Eric Sinclair), and Baby Face Nelson(Robert Kendall).  Many critics contend that much of Ma Barker's notoriety was based on FBI propaganda--Hoover's spin to the press.


Directed by


Bill Karn


Produced by


William Faris

Bill Karn


Written by


F. Paul Hall


Starring


Lurene Tuttle

Tristam Coffin

Paul Dubov

Nelson Leigh

Myrna Dell

Dan White

Eric Sinclair

Robert Kendall


Music by


Gene Kauer


Cinematography


Clark Ramsey


Distributed by

Filmservice Distributors Corporation


Release date

June 1960