Pretty Boy Floyd (film)
{{Short description|1960 film by Herbert J. Leder}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Pretty Boy Floyd
| image = PrettyBoyFloyd.jpg
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| director = Herbert J. Leder
| producer = Monroe Sachson
| writer = Herbert J. Leder
| narrator =
| starring = John Ericson
Barry Newman
Joan Harvey
| music = William Sanford
Del Sirino
| cinematography = Chuck Austin
| editing = Ralph Rosenblum
| studio = Le-Sac Productions
| distributor = Continental Distributing
| released = {{Film date|1960|01}}
| runtime = 96 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
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Pretty Boy Floyd is a 1960 biographical film based on the career of the notorious 1930s outlaw Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd.{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/53254|title=Pretty Boy Floyd|website=afi.com|access-date=2024-02-01}}
The film was an independent production, written and directed by Herbert J. Leder and produced by Monroe Sachson. The role of Pretty Boy Floyd was played by John Ericson and the rest of the cast included Barry Newman, Joan Harvey, Carl York, Roy Fant and a young Peter Falk in a minor role.
Plot
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Sources from IMDb
Charles Arthur Floyd finds work on an oil rig after serving time for armed robbery; but when he becomes involved with a married woman, her husband swears revenge. Floyd's boss doesn't know that his new employee is a jailbird.
Cast
- John Ericson as Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd
- Barry Newman as Al Riccardo
- Joan Harvey as Lil Courtney
- Carl York as Curly Winwell
- Roy Fant as Jed Watkins
- Jason Evers as Sheriff Blackie Faulkner
- Peter Falk as Shorty Walters
- Al Lewis as Machine Gun Manny
- Norman Burton as Bill Courtney
- Philip Kenneally as Baker
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0054204|title=Pretty Boy Floyd}}
- {{ AFI film | 53254 | Pretty Boy Floyd }}
Category:1960 crime drama films
Category:American crime drama films
Category:American independent films
Category:Biographical films about American gangsters of the interwar period
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Films directed by Herbert J. Leder
Category:Cultural depictions of Pretty Boy Floyd
Category:1960 directorial debut films
Category:1960 independent films
Category:1960s English-language films
Category:English-language independent films
Category:English-language crime drama films
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