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'The Kansas City Massacre' is a 1975 American television film about Melvin Purvis. It is the second spin-off of the 1973 film 'Dillinger', following 'Melvin Purvis: G-Man' in 1974, also directed by Dan Curtis and starring Dale Robertson as Purvis.FOUR-AND-A-HALF YEARS LATER: CURTIS TRYING TO WIND DOWN AFTER 'WINDS'

Margulies, Lee. Los Angeles Times 7 Feb 1983: f1.


Plot



Gangsters free one of their colleagues being escorted to prison and kill several FBI agents and local police officers in the attempt. FBI agent Melvin Purvis puts together a special squad to track down and capture the men responsible.

Cast



* Dale Robertson as FBI Agent Melvin Purvis

* Bo Hopkins as Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd

* Elliott Street as George "Baby Face" Nelson

* Harris Yulin as John Lazia

* Matt Clark as Verne Miller

* Scott Brady as Commissioner Herbert Tucker McElwaine

* John Karlen as FBI Agent Sam Cowley

* Lynn Loring as Vi Morland

* Robert Walden as Adam Richetti

* Mills Watson as Frank "Jelly" Nash

*Philip Bruns as Captain Jackson

* William Jordan as John Dillinger

* Sally Kirkland as Wilma Floyd

* Morgan Paull as Alvin Karpis

* Ike Eisenmann as Jimmie Floyd

* Brion James as Homer Van Meter

* James Gammon as Garth

Production



Filming was done in Marysville, California.

Reception



The 'Los Angeles Times' called it "a smartly produced, sharply acted slice of TV entertainment."'K.C. Massacre' in Sharp, Low Key

Adler, Dick. Los Angeles Times 19 Sep 1975: f20.


See also



* List of American films of 1975

References




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