''Gangster Story'' is a 1959 American crime film directed by and starring Walter Matthau. The film was edited by

Radley Metzger Radley Metzger (also known as Radley Henry Metzger, Radley H. Metzger and by the pseudonyms, "Jake Barnes", "Erich Farina" and "Henry Paris") (January 21, 1929 – March 31, 2017) was an American pioneering filmmaker and film distributor, mos ...

. This was the only film Matthau directed. He married co-star

Carol Grace Carol Grace (September 11, 1924 – July 21, 2003) was an American actress and author. She is often referred to as Carol Marcus Saroyan or Carol Matthau. Biography Carol Grace was born in New York City's Lower East Side; her mother, who was si ...

in 1959.

Plot summary

A mobster is hiding from the law in a small town and he's running out of money, so he robs a bank and rakes in some big bucks. However, now, not only are the cops after him, but so is the local mob boss who is jealous that an outsider pulled such a job in his territory, and especially without giving him a piece of the pie.

Cast

* Walter Matthau as Jack Martin *

as Carol Logan, Librarian *Bruce MacFarlane as Earl J. Dawson *

Garry Walberg Gerrit Christian Walberg Jr. (June 10, 1921 – March 27, 2012) was an American character actor primarily known for his work on television. He performed in numerous TV shows from the early 1950s until the early 1990s, including ''Johnny Staccat ...

as Adolph * Raikin Ben-Ari as 'Plumber' a Hood * David Leonard as Bank President W. Palmer *John Albright as Henchman * Clegg Hoyt as Caretaker at Country Club

Soundtrack

The soundtrack for this film was in mono from the production company of Swen Productions, Inc., with or by Jonathan Daniels. See external links for TCM.

References

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