''Gang War'' is an American film released in 1940. It features an African American cast and was directed by
Leo C. Popkin. It was produced by
Million Dollar Productions
Million Dollar Productions was a movie studio in the United States active from 1937 until 1940. It was established to produce films with African American casts. It was a partnership between Harry M. Popkin, Leo C. Popkin and Ralph Cooper.
Histo ...
. The film is about the rivalry between two gangs.
In 1998, the
Turner Classic Movies
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is an American movie-oriented pay-TV network owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Launched in 1994, Turner Classic Movies is headquartered at Turner's Techwood broadcasting campus in the Midtown business district of At ...
(TCM) television channel screened the film as part of a month-long showing of
race films.
Cast
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Ralph Cooper as Bob "Killer" Meade
*Gladys Snyder as Mazie "Sugar" Walford
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Reggie Fenderson as Danny
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Lawrence Criner as Lew Baron
*
Monte Hawley
Monte Hawley (? - November 30, 1950) was an American actor from Chicago, Illinois.
Biography
He began his entertainment career as one of the original Lafayette Players. He studied under Richard B. Harrison and, after moving to New York City, acte ...
as Bill
*Jesse Brooks
*Johnny Thomas
*Maceo Sheffield (
Maceo Bruce Sheffield)
*Charles Hawkins
*Robert Johnson
*Henry Roberts
*Harold Garrison
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References
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1940 films
Films directed by Leo C. Popkin
African-American films
American gang films
1940s American films