Hollywood Gangsters
- ISBN-10
- 083174510X
- ISBN-13
- 9780831745103
- Category
- Gangster films
- Pages
- 96
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1985
- Author
- Geoff Andrew
Description
The villain of the piece is Texas Ranger Frank Hamer ( Denver Pyle ) , the humorless and revenge - crazy official who finally tracks the couple down and has them killed ina brutal , treacherous ambush . The gang members , by contrast ...
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