The Grissom Gang
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| Directed by | Robert Aldrich |
| Written by | Leon Griffiths |
| Based on | No Orchids for Miss Blandish (1939 novel) by James Hadley Chase |
| Produced by | Robert Aldrich |
| Starring | Kim Darby Scott Wilson Tony Musante Robert Lansing Irene Dailey Connie Stevens |
| Cinematography | Joseph Biroc |
| Edited by | Michael Luciano Frank J. Urioste |
| Music by | Gerald Fried |
Production companies | ABC Pictures The Associates & Aldrich Company |
| Distributed by | Cinerama Releasing Corporation |
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Running time | 128 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| 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.