Movie
The Grissom Gang
Released: May 28, 1971 (1971)
Runtime: 128 minutes
Genres: Crime, Drama, Action, Thriller
The Grissom Gang is a remake of the notorious 1949 British melodrama No Orchids For Miss Blandish. Kim Darby plays a 1920s-era debutante who is kidnapped and held for ransom. Her captors are the Grissoms, a family comprised of sadists and morons, and headed by Ma Barker clone Irene Dailey. One of the Grissoms, played by Scott Wilson, takes a liking to his prisoner, which results in a bloody breakdown of the family unit. Both The Grissom Gang and the original No Orchids For Miss Blandish were inspired by the best-seller by James Hadley Chase, though neither film retains Chase's original ending.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Wesley Addy as John P. Blandish
Age at release: 57
- Don Keefer as Doc Grissom
Age at release: 54
- Irene Dailey as Gladys 'Ma' Grissom
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- Robert Lansing as Dave Fenner
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- Ralph Waite as Mace
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- Tony Musante as Eddie Hagan
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- Connie Stevens as Anna Borg
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- Scott Wilson as Slim Grissom
Age at release: 29
- Kim Darby as Barbara Blandish
Age at release: 23
- Alex Wilson as Jerry McGowen
Age at release: Unknown
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