Queen of the Mob

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Ralph Bellamy in Queen of the Mob (1940)

Mobster Ma Webster rules her clan with an iron hand, taking charge of all their robberies despite the protests of George Frost, the only member of her gang who is not her son. On Christmas E... Read allMobster Ma Webster rules her clan with an iron hand, taking charge of all their robberies despite the protests of George Frost, the only member of her gang who is not her son. On Christmas Eve, Ma, George, and her sons Eddie, Charlie, and Tom, rob the Centre City bank, but are wa... Read allMobster Ma Webster rules her clan with an iron hand, taking charge of all their robberies despite the protests of George Frost, the only member of her gang who is not her son. On Christmas Eve, Ma, George, and her sons Eddie, Charlie, and Tom, rob the Centre City bank, but are warned to get out of town by her other son Bert, who disdains their criminal activity and is... Read all

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6.4/10

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One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since; its earliest documented telecast took place in Omaha Sunday 13 December 1959 on KETV (Channel 7).

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Version of Ma Barker's Killer Brood (1960)

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8/10

You've gotta love a crime film where G-men have a shootout with Santa!!

Due to the film's running time of only 61 minutes, "Queen of the Mob" is a B-movie...the second film shown during a double-feature. But, despite the small budget and short duration, it's a heck of an enjoyable little crime film....which in some ways is reminiscent of Jimmy Cagney's "White Heat".

The story is about the Webster family, a most unusual gang of criminals who engage in murders, armed robberies as well as kidnapping! In an unusual twist, the gang is led by Mrs. Webster...the other criminals' mother! One of her kids is not a member of the gang...and he's, believe it or not, an honest lawyer! While Ma is in some ways a very capable leader, she also has some defects...such as her sentimentality when it comes to her boys. Can the FBI agent (Ralph Bellamy) manage to stop their reign of terror?

While not nearly as lurid and fun to watch as "White Heat", "Queen of the Mob" is a very satisfying film because it is different...more subdued, more realistic and not as over-the-top as you might expect in such a story. Very good acting, writing and direction make this a fine example to prove that B-movies did not stand for 'bad' movies.

And, yes, there really IS a shootout with Santa in the film...something I can't recall seeing in any other movie!