The Grissom Gang (1971)

The Grissom Gang (1971)

The psychotic killer, the young heiress...the kidnapping that becomes a love story. 1971-05-28 United States of America 128 Min. PG-13
6.7 33 votes

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.

Cast

Kim Darby is Barbara Blandish
Barbara Blandish
Scott Wilson is Slim Grissom
Slim Grissom
Tony Musante is Eddie Hagan
Eddie Hagan
Robert Lansing is Dave Fenner
Dave Fenner
Connie Stevens is Anna Borg
Wesley Addy is John P. Blandish
John P. Blandish
Irene Dailey is Gladys 'Ma' Grissom
Gladys 'Ma' Grissom
Don Keefer is Doc Grissom
Doc Grissom
Alex Wilson is Jerry McGowen
Jerry McGowen