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