Gang War (1940)
1940 · Feature film · 51 min · dir. Leo C. Popkin
- War
- Crime
Synopsis
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. The film is about the rivalry between two gangs.
Synopsis from Wikipedia
Details
- Director
- Leo C. Popkin
- Writer
- Lewis Sherman
- Studio
- Million Dollar Productions
- Released
- 1940-03-28
- Running time
- 51 minutes
Cast & crew
- Leo C. Popkin Director
Ralph Cooper- Gladys Snyder
- Reginald Fenderson
Laurence Criner- Monte Hawley
- Jess Lee Brooks
Johnny Thomas
Maceo Bruce Sheffield
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · NOT BLACK EXPLOITATION · cozy8 · 2020-05-22
This was a good little movie. Is The Godfather Italian exploitation? This is but a slice of Black Americans lives, like any other culture. The acting was decent and it kept me interested and curious, about the actors and the producer. Research was very interesting. Thanks!
★★ · Topic: Blacksploitation Movies circa 1940 · Kodachrome · 2016-11-26
Black Harlem gangsters in 1940 with white bosses - yes they made them like this. Black dancers in Harlem nightclubs dressed in African garb. Not PC by any means - but strangely entertaining nonetheless. A interesting bit of movie history.
