Melvin Purvis: G-Man
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| Melvin Purvis: G-Man | |
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| File:Melvin Purvis G-Man.jpeg | |
| Based on | story by John Milius |
| Written by | John Milius William F Nolan |
| Directed by | Dan Curtis |
| Starring | Dale Robertson |
| Theme music composer | Bob Cobert |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Cinematography | Jacques R. Marquette |
| Editor(s) | Corky Ehlers Richard A. Harris |
| Running time | 74 min. |
| Production company(s) | American International Pictures |
| Distributor | American Broadcasting Company |
| Release | |
| Original release | 9 April 1974 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Dillinger |
| Followed by | The Kansas City Massacre |
Melvin Purvis: G-Man is a 1974 American TV movie about Melvin Purvis. It is a spin-off of Dillinger (directed by John Milius, author 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.
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Plot
In this largely fictionalized film, agent Melvin Purvis is placed in charge of running down notorious killer Machine Gun Kelly, and sets out to do just that. The film script is loosely based on Kelly's 1933 actual kidnapping of an Oklahoma petroleum executive, but the names and places are changed. The film does accurately depict Kelly as a weak man who is dominated by his ambitious wife.[1][2]
Cast
- Dale Robertson as Melvin Purvis
- Harris Yulin as Machine Gun Kelly
- Dick Sargent as Thatcher Covington
- Margaret Blye as Katherine Ryan-Kelly
- David Canary as Eugene T. Farber
- Matt Clark as Charles 'Charlie' Parlmetter
Production
Filming was done in Nicolaus, California.
References
- ↑ Rotten Tomatoes, Movie Info.
- ↑ Nothing is written, film blog. Melvin Purvis: G-Man.
