The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery: Starring Steve McQueen (1959)

DVD: www.amazon.com thefilmarchived.blogspot.com The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery is a 1959 heist film shot in black and white. The noir film stars Steve McQueen as a college dropout hired to be the getaway driver in a bank robbery. The film is based on a 1953 bank robbery attempt of Southwest Bank in St. Louis. The film was shot on location in St. Louis and some of the men and woman from the St. Louis Police Department, as well as local residents and bank employees, play the same parts they did in the actual robbery attempt. Main cast * Steve McQueen as George Fowler * Crahan Denton as John Egan the Boss * David Clarke as Gino, Ann’s Brother * James Dukas as Willie the driver * Mollie McCarthy as George's Ex Girl * Martha Gable as Eddie's Wife * Larry Gerst as Eddie Brief Summary Steve McQueen shows himself as an ex football hero. He finds himself slowly drawn into the gangster world more and more. Finding himself in need of just $50 more, he asks his ex girl for that amount in a check, supposedly for Gino. The plan starts to unravel when she sees Gino coming out of a restaurant across the street from the bank. When questioned about it George later reveals he's involved with robbing the bank. She writes 'Warning The bank will be Robbed!' with lipstick on the window, the bank taking it as a joke. As the day of the heist grows nearer the tension within the gang heightens with no one trusting anyone. The robbers burst into George's and Gino's apartment that night and demand ...

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