The Grissom Gang

The Grissom Gang
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Directed byRobert Aldrich
Written byLeon Griffiths
Based onNo Orchids for Miss Blandish
(1939 novel)
by James Hadley Chase
Produced byRobert Aldrich
StarringKim Darby
Scott Wilson
Tony Musante
Robert Lansing
Irene Dailey
Connie Stevens
CinematographyJoseph Biroc
Edited byMichael Luciano
Frank J. Urioste
Music byGerald Fried
Production
companies
ABC Pictures
The Associates & Aldrich Company
Distributed byCinerama Releasing Corporation
Release date
  • May 29, 1971 (1971-05-29)
Running time
128 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3 million
Box office$590,000

The Grissom Gang is a 1971 American neo-noir crime film directed and produced by Robert Aldrich, from a screenplay by Leon Griffiths, based on the 1939 novel No Orchids for Miss Blandish by James Hadley Chase. It stars Kim Darby, Scott Wilson, Tony Musante, Robert Lansing, Irene Dailey and Connie Stevens. Set in the early-1930s Missouri, the film is about a heiress (Darby) who is kidnapped for ransom by the titular gang, whose unstable leader (Wilson) falls in love with her.

This was the second film adaptation of Chase's novel, following the 1948 British film. It was released by Cinerama Releasing Corporation on May 29, 1971.