BLOODY MAMA (1969). Very admiring of Roger Corman's production abilities, but don't really care for most of what he directs; just doesn't work for me. This is a loosely based drama of Ma Barker and her brood and just about every loathsome quality in people you can imagine is here, starting with the first scene. Cast is very good, however, with Shelley Winters stealing every scene she's in, and also has Pat ingle, Scatman Crothers, Don Stroud, Bruce Dern and a very young Robert DeNiro. **
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