The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd

The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd is a 1974 American TV movie. It was written and directed by Clyde Ware.[1]

Cast
  • Martin Sheen as Charles Arthur 'Pretty Boy' Floyd
  • Kim Darby as Ruby Hardgrave
  • Michael Parks as Bradley Floyd
  • Steven Keats as Eddie Richetti
  • Ellen Corby as Ma Floyd
  • Abe Vigoda as Dominic Morrell
  • Joe Estevez as E.W. Floyd
  • Ford Rainey as Mr. Suggs

Reception

The Los Angeles Times said the film was the best of all the Great Depression-era gangster films that followed the success of Bonnie and Clyde (1967).[2]

The Washington Post called it "a slick piece of work, smoothly constructed, ably photographed, convincingly acted."[3]

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References
  1. ... Did He Really Try to Escape? Ware, Clyde. Los Angeles Times 23 Nov 1974: a4.
  2. TV MOVIE REVIEW: Pretty Boy Floyd as Tragic Figure Thomas, Kevin. Los Angeles Times 7 May 1974: c16.
  3. 'The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd' -- More or Less: Preview By Alan M. Kriegsman. The Washington Post 7 May 1974: C7.
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