''T-Bird Gang'' is a 1959 American film directed by Richard Harbinger in his first and final film. It was co-written by and starring John Brinkley and Tony Miller with Edwin Nelson; all of them had appeared in several of

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's films.

Plot

A group of criminals rob a warehouse where they cosh the elderly night watchman. The watchman's ex-

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son Frank finds his barely conscious father who soon dies from the injury; his last words being that the group drove a white T-Bird. Frank tracks the gang down with the idea of vengeance, but the police apprehend him and force him into getting his revenge by infiltrating the gang of robbin' hoods.

Production

Shot in 1958 under the title of ''Cry Out in Vengeance'', it was released by executive producer

as a double feature with ''

High School Big Shot ''High School Big Shot'' is a 1959 film starring Tom Pittman as Marv Grant, a smart high school student whose plans for getting a college scholarship are threatened by his alcoholic father played by Malcolm Atterbury, and his relationship with th ...

'' as the first release of his Filmgroup company. Corman financed the film.Ed. J. Philip di Franco, ''The Movie World of Roger Corman'', Chelsea House Publishers, 1979 p 137 In February 1959 Filmgroup announced they would release ten films. Their first movies were ''

'' (1959) and ''T-Bird Gang'' (1959) produced by Stanley Bickman.

Cast

*John Brinkley as Frank Simmons, alias Frank Minor * Edwin Nelson as Alex Hendricks *Tony Miller as Raymond Gunderson *Patricia George as Marla Stanosky, alias Marla Stanley *

Coleman Francis Coleman Chambers Francis (January 24, 1919 – January 15, 1973) was an American actor, writer, producer and director. He was best known for his film trilogy consisting of ''The Beast of Yucca Flats'' (1961), ''The Skydivers'' (1963) and '' ...

as Capt. R. M. Prell *Nola Thorp as Kay *

Beach Dickerson Beach Dickerson ( – 2005) was an American actor known for such films as '' The Trip'' and ''Crazy Mama''. Early life Dickerson was born in Glennville, Georgia. Career Dickerson worked frequently with director Roger Corman. His first appearan ...

as Barney Adams *Trent Dollar as Boy *Gene Walker *Steve Harris *Robert Wendell *Henry Randolph *

Vic Tayback Victor E. Tayback (January 6, 1930 – May 25, 1990) was an American actor. He is known for his role as Mel Sharples in the film ''Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore'' (1974) and the television series ''Alice'' (1976–1985). The latter earned him t ...

as a policeman *Glenn Campbell *Earl Miles

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* * 1959 films 1959 drama films American black-and-white films American crime drama films 1950s English-language films 1950s American films {{1950s-drama-film-stub