Movie: Melvin Purvis G-Man

Top 10 Billed Cast

Dale Robertson
Dale Robertson

Melvin Purvis

Harris Yulin
Harris Yulin

George 'Machine Gun' Kelly

Dick Sargent
Dick Sargent

Thatcher Covington

Margaret Blye
Margaret Blye

'Kate' Katherine Ryan-Kelly

Matt Clark
Matt Clark

Charles 'Charlie' Parlmetter

David Canary
David Canary

'Gene' Eugene T. Farber

Elliott Street
Elliott Street

Thomas 'Buckwheat' Longaker

John Karlen
John Karlen

'Tony' Anthony Redecci

Steve Kanaly
Steve Kanaly

Sam Cowley

Woodrow Parfrey
Woodrow Parfrey

Nash Covington

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  • Overview

    Agent Melvin Purvis is placed in charge of running down notorious killer Machine Gun Kelly, and sets out to do just that.

  • Release Date

    1975-02-28

  • Average

    6

  • Rating:

    3.0 starts
  • Tagline

    He wrote his name in bullets in the history of crime!

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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