In the 1995 movie casino, the mob s control of skimming at las vegas casinos is exposed when authorities learn about it from a surveillance microphone in a kansas city grocery store. Gman, though still not equaling milius directorial debut. Melvin purvis gman dvd, kansas city massacre double. Gman in 1974, also directed by dan curtis and starring dale robertson as purvis. A local subreddit dedicated to the kansas city metro area. Decent tv movie that plays fast and loose with facts, but the cast and 1933 props keep it fun. On august 20, 1871, one of the largest gunfights to ever take place in the american west was fought in newton, kansas. The kansas city massacre is an american tv movie directed by that master of the art form, dan curtis. If you like the kansas city massacre you are looking for movies about with fbi, murder, criminal gang and gangster themes of crime and drama genre shot in usa. The enemy below here is one of the best war movies ever, a chess game of cat and fish not mouse duration. He explained, floyd was no where near the station that day. The kansas city massacre 1975 tv movie plot summary 1 gangsters free one of their colleagues being escorted to prison and kill several fbi agents and local police officers in the attempt.
The kansas city massacre 1975 gangsters free one of their colleagues being escorted to prison and kill several fbi agents and local police officers in the attempt. Gangsters free one of their colleagues being escorted to prison and kill several fbi. The kansas city massacre shocked the american public into a new consciousness of the serious crime problems in the nation. Kansas city massacre 1975 cast and crew gman melvin purvis dale robertson stops pretty boy floyd bo hopkins, baby face nelson, alvin karpis and john dillinger. The kansas city massacre was the shootout and murder of four law enforcement officers and a criminal fugitive at the union station railroad depot in kansas city, missouri, on the morning of june 17, 1933.
Dec 20, 2017 the kansas city massacre 1975 gangsters free one of their colleagues being escorted to prison and kill several fbi agents and local police officers in the attempt. Kansas city massacre part 24 of 93 pages250282 view. The kansas city massacre was the shootout and murder of four law enforcement officers and a criminal fugitive at the union station railroad depot in kansas city, missouri on the morning of june 17, 1933. The kansas city massacre 1975 dan curtis cast and crew. Find your next favorite and similar movies in two steps. If you like the kansas city massacre, you may like.
At dawn on august 21, 1863, quantrill and his guerrillas rode into lawrence, where they burned much of the town and killed between 160 and 190 men and boys. Similar movies to the kansas city massacre bad boys ii outofcontrol, trashtalking buddy cops marcus burnett and mike lowrey of the miami narcotics task force reunite, and bullets fly, cars crash and laughs explode as they pursue a whackedout drug lord from the streets of miami to the barrios of cuba. The union station massacre exhibit confidence initiative. Charles arthur pretty boy floyd, about 29 years old at the time of the kansas city massacre, had been arrested on numerous occasions, the first by the st. Nearly 30 years earlier she was the sole survivor of the notorious kansas prairie massacre in which her mother and two older sisters were murdered on the. The basis for the episode was the potential residual hauntings by the men murdered outside the building during the massacre. Kansas city massacre 1975 gman melvin purvis dale robertson stops pretty boy floyd bo hopkins, baby face nelson, alvin karpis and john dillinger. The wichita massacre, also known as the wichita horror, was a spree of random robberies, assaults, rapes, and murders perpetrated from december 7 to 14, 2000 by brothers reginald and jonathan carr against several people in the city of wichita, kansas.
The fbi had to solve the case fast because one of their own men got killed so they pinned it on two guys who were already wanted and widely known. The kansas city massacre tv movie 1975 plot summary imdb. The kansas city massacre 1975 the movie database tmdb. Features and television filmed in greater kansas city area. Overview of kansas city massacre, the, 1975, directed by dan curtis, with dale robertson, bo hopkins, scott brady, at turner classic movies.
Hear classic music from kansas city massacre, the, 1975, directed by dan curtis, with dale robertson, bo hopkins, scott brady, at tcm. Colorful outlaws such as pretty boy floyd, john dillinger, machine gun kelly, and ma barker were as familiar to the public as politicians and movie celebrities. William quantrills raid on the freestate town of lawrence, kansas also known as the lawrence massacre was a defining moment in the border conflict. The kansas city massacre tv movie 1975 trivia imdb.
Known as the hyde park gunfight or the newton massacre, the shootout claimed more lives than many more famous gunfights such as dalton gang gunfight at coffeeville, kansas or the gunfight at the o. The 100 year old union station is a hub of culture, education, and entertainment. The kansas city massacre was the shootout and murder of four law enforcement officers and a criminal fugitive at the union station railroad depot in kansas city, missouri on the morning of. The second sequel to dillinger actually, since the events of both these tv movies were dealt with in the original film, perhaps sequel isnt the right move is a big improvement over melvin purvis. It is known as the union station massacre or the kansas city massacre.
Bo hopkins is pretty boy floyd, scott brady is a cop, brion james is a gangster, sally kirkland is a flapper and dale robertson is great as gman melvin purvis. The second sequel to dillinger actually, since the events of both these tv movies were dealt with in the original film, perhaps sequel isnt the right move is a big. Visit traveling national exhibits, 3d movies on the extreme screen, or explore our world in science city, or enjoy a cup of coffee or a. The location was in front of union station in kansas city, missouri. The cover art and liner notes are included for a cd. It is unclear how the assailants knew about nashs arrest and scheduled arrival in kansas city on june 17, but many observers have suspected that kansas city gangster john lazia played a role in the massacre. In august, a kansas city gangster and known junkie, michael lacapra, turned himself into police after he barely survived an assassination attempt. A team of hoodlums trying to free a fellow gangster of middling importance caused the bloody morning that brought kansas. Find movie and film cast and crew information for the kansas city massacre 1975 dan curtis on allmovie. The kansas city massacre involved the attempt by three gunman, identified by the fbi as charles arthur pretty boy floyd, vernon miller and adam richetti, to free frank jelly nash, a federal prisoner being returned to the u. The kansas city massacre 1975 directed by dan curtis. Gman is a 1974 american tv movie about melvin purvis. While half of the movies that todd sheets directed has resurfaced on a limited bluray release, like blood of the undead, sanguinary desires, films that arent credited like gotta quarter, kansas city blender massacre, and several others in the filmography have not seen the light of day gallery. This set off a rivalry with proslavery supporters from bordering missouri.
From the kansas collection of kenneth spencer research library and the department of history of the university of kansas. A mass murder committed in front of a railway station in kansas city, missouri in june 1933 shocked the american public and led to new crime laws. The kansas city massacre tv movie 1975 the kansas city. Hyde park gunfight in newton, kansas legends of america. Great double feature of 2 rare tv movies melvin purvis gman 1974 agent melvin purvis is placed in charge of running down notorious killer machine gun kelly, and sets out to do just that.
The conflict escalated into the violence known as bleeding kansas. The kansas city massacre 1975 rarefilmm the cave of. The kansasnebraska act of 1854 made kansas a territory whose people would decide whether it was admitted to the union as a slave or free state. A tv movie entitled kansas city massacre directed by dan curtis was broadcast in 1975. Additionally, harris yulin, who portrays kansas city mobster johnny lazia in this film, portrayed bank robber machine gun kelly in that film. The kansas city massacre 1975 tv movie trivia 3 add new larry manetti claims to have met the ghost of a waitress, who served the cast, on the night she was murdered while staying in a hotel on location during the filming of this movie. Many kansas citians have heard of the union station massacre or the river quay explosion two of the more infamous episodes in kcs. It is a spinoff of dillinger directed by john milius, coauthor of the teleplay for this movie and was followed in 1975 by the kansas city massacre, also directed by dan curtis and starring dale robertson as purvis. History buffs who want to see a detailed exhibit on the union station massacre including the mob, outlaws, and law enforcement. The famed outlaws bonnie parker and clyde barrow and their gang arrived in kansas city just weeks after the shooting, and the publicity and heightened fears from the massacre led to somebody noticing them in their hotel room.
In this sequel to melvin purvis, gman, dale robertson returns as the crime fighter, who must battle such notorious gangsters as. Gangsters free one of their colleagues being escorted to prison and kill. Even in that context the kansas city massacre was a shocking and galvanizing event. Four law enforcement officers were killed, along with the prisoner they were transporting. Gangsters free one of their colleagues being escorted to prison and kill several fbi agents and local police officers in the attempt.
The kansas city massacre is a 1975 american television film about melvin purvis. James blackie audett was a former kansas city gangster who wrote about the massacre in his book rap sheet 1954. With dale robertson, bo hopkins, scott brady, matt clark. Jul 06, 2017 the kansas city massacre also had some unintended victims. Oct 01, 2014 the kansas city massacre was the shootout and murder of four law enforcement officers and a criminal fugitive at the union station railroad depot in kansas city, missouri on the morning of june 17, 1933. The prisoner, frank jelly nash, captured in hot springs, arkansas, also was killed at union station in what became known as the kansas city massacre. The kansas city massacre tv movie 1975 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. This includes kansas city, missouri as well as suburbs in both kansas and. The depressionera shootout, while important in understanding kansas citys lawlessness in those days, was only a backdrop, not the focus of the film festival.
Libby day charlize theron is an antisocial loner living in hoarder squalor in a kansas city apartment though set in kansas and missouri, dark places was filmed in louisiana. A bad sequel to the first film melvin purvis g man. The kansas city massacre also had some unintended victims. Fbi agent melvin purvis puts together a special squad to track down and capture the men responsible. Curtis is best known these days for his work in the horror and supernatural genre with titles such as trilogy of terror remaining fondly remembered by fans. Dale robertson is the only reason that this movie could be tolerated. On june 17, 1933, one of the most significant shootouts in american law enforcement history took place. A shootout taking place at the union station railroad depot in kansas city, missouri on june 17, 1933, this gun battle occurred when a gang led by vernon miller attempted to free frank jelly nash, a federal prisoner. The attorney general declared the massacre a challenge to the government. On june 16, 1933, local police and fbi agents arrested frank jelly nash no relation to this writer in hot springs, arkansas. It is a fact not generally known that no complete account of this massacre has ever been published. Seeking protection, he offered to tell the fbi the entire story of the massacre. In this period, the carrs killed five people and a dog in the course of robberies and assaults, robbed another man, and severely wounded a woman.
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