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Guns, Girls and Gangsters

Guns, Girls and Gangsters

A Cheating Blonde... A Crazed Con.... The Biggest Armored-Car Robbery in History!

19595.81h 10m

Overview

Chuck Wheeler gets out of the Pen and sets up an elaborate heist of Vegas casino money travelling by armored truck. He enlists the help of shady club owner Joe Darren and his ex-cellmate's wife, Vi. Vi's husband Mike is a trigger happy and jealous hothead and will not grant her a divorce. Mike escapes from prison right before the armored truck job goes into motion and promises trouble as he tries to locate his associates and his wandering wife.

Directed by Edward L. Cahn
Written by Robert E. Kent, Jerry Sackheim, Paul Gangelin
Produced by Robert E. Kent
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Top Cast

Mamie Van Doren

Mamie Van Doren

Vi Victor

Gerald Mohr

Gerald Mohr

Charles (Chuck) Wheeler

Lee Van Cleef

Lee Van Cleef

Mike Bennett

Grant Richards

Grant Richards

Joe Darren

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Elaine Edwards

Ann Thomas

John Baer

John Baer

Steve Thomas

Paul Fix

Paul Fix

Lou Largo

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Carlo Fiore

Tom Abbott

Sol Gorss

Sol Gorss

Armored Car Guard (uncredited)

Don C. Harvey

Don C. Harvey

Police Radio Man (uncredited)

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Themes & Keywords

new year's eveadulteryrobberycasinogas stationgangsterheistmurderdesert

About Guns, Girls and Gangsters

Guns, Girls and Gangsters is a crime, drama, thriller film released in 1959 exploring themes of new year's eve, adultery, robbery, casino, gas station, gangster. Directed by Edward L. Cahn, it stars Mamie Van Doren, Gerald Mohr, Lee Van Cleef. Chuck Wheeler gets out of the Pen and sets up an elaborate heist of Vegas casino money travelling by armored truck. He enlists the help of shady club owner Joe Darren and his ex-cellmate's wife, Vi. Vi's husband Mike is a trigger happy and jealous hothead and will not grant her a divorce. Mike escapes from prison right before the armored truck job goes into motion and promises trouble as he tries to locate his associates and his wandering wife.

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