Released:
1970-03-24

Overview:
Sexually abused as a young girl, Kate "Ma" Barker grows into a violent and powerful woman by the 1930s. She lovingly dominates her grown sons and grooms them into a pack of tough crooks. The boys include the cruel Herman, who still shares a bed with Ma; Fred, an ex-con who fell in love with a fellow prisoner; and Lloyd, who gets high on whatever's handy. Together they form a deadly, bizarre family of Depression-era bandits.

Director:
Roger Corman

Runtime:
1h 30min

Genre:
Crime, Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Shelley Winters
  as
  'Ma' Kate Barker
• 
  Pat Hingle
  as
  Sam Adams Pendlebury
• 
  Don Stroud
  as
  Herman Barker
• 
  Diane Varsi
  as
  Mona Gibson
• 
  Bruce Dern
  as
  Kevin Dirkman