The Grissom Gang (1971)

  • R
  • 05/28/1971 (US)
  • Crime, Drama, Action, Thriller
  • 2h 8m

The psychotic killer, the young heiress...the kidnapping that becomes a love story.

Overview

The Grissom Gang is a remake of the notorious 1949 British melodrama No Orchids For Miss Blandish. Kim Darby plays a 1920s-era debutante who is kidnapped and held for ransom. Her captors are the Grissoms, a family comprised of sadists and morons, and headed by Ma Barker clone Irene Dailey. One of the Grissoms, played by Scott Wilson, takes a liking to his prisoner, which results in a bloody breakdown of the family unit. Both The Grissom Gang and the original No Orchids For Miss Blandish were inspired by the best-seller by James Hadley Chase, though neither film retains Chase's original ending.

Robert Aldrich

Director

Leon Griffiths

Screenplay

Cast

Kim Darby's headshot

Kim Darby

Barbara Blandish
Scott Wilson's headshot

Scott Wilson

Slim Grissom
Tony Musante's headshot

Tony Musante

Eddie Hagan
Robert Lansing's headshot

Robert Lansing

Dave Fenner
Connie Stevens's headshot

Connie Stevens

Anna Borg
Wesley Addy's headshot

Wesley Addy

John P. Blandish
Ralph Waite's headshot

Ralph Waite

Mace
Irene Dailey's headshot

Irene Dailey

Gladys 'Ma' Grissom

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