The Grissom Gang (1971)
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67% of critics liked it
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64% of users liked it
(143 ratings)
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… More 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. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Robert Aldrich
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
R,
- In Theaters
- May 28, 1971 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It works best as a complex macabre black comedy on family relations.
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Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
It's certainly a wonderfully entertaining and well-crafted movie that plays perhaps better today than it did in 1971.
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Cast
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Kim Darby
as Barbara Blandish
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Scott Wilson
as Slim Grissom
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Tony Musante
as Eddie Hagen
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Irene Dailey
as Ma Grissom
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Robert Lansing
as Dave Fenner
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Connie Stevens
as Anna Borg
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Wesley Addy
as John P. Blandish
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Michael Baseleon
as Connor
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Hal Baylor
as Chief McLaine
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Joey Faye
as Doc
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Raymond Guth
as Farmer
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Alvin Hammer
as Sam
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Dotts Johnson
as Johnny Hutchins
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Don Keefer
as Woppy
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Mort Marshall
as Heinie
- Dick Miller
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John Steadman
as Old Man
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Elliott Street
as Station Boy
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Dave Willock
as Rocky
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Alex Wilson
as Jerry McGowan
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Matt Clark
as Bailey
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Ralph Waite
as Mace
