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The Grissom Gang (1971)
Directed by Robert Aldrich
Overview
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.
Rated R | Length 128 minutes
Actors
Kim Darby | Scott Wilson | Tony Musante | Robert Lansing | Connie Stevens | Wesley Addy | Ralph Waite | Irene Dailey | Don Keefer | Alex Wilson | Dick Miller | John Steadman | Raymond Guth | Dave Willock | Elliott Street | Mort Marshall | Dots Johnson | Alvin Hammer | Matt Clark | Hal Baylor | Michael Baseleon | Joey Faye