Gun Molls (Part 2).

As this is the last planned edition of the page it is only right and proper that there is an article celebrating the raison d'etre of the page. So here is the second article featuring the classic gun moll and her modern equivalents.

Here are a few images from one of the earliest films ever to feature a gun moll. 'Outside the Law' was a 1921 silent movie and the lady certainly isn't a shrinking violet as she aids her gangster boyfriend in taking over a rival's turf. She looks mean enough even without the gun in her hand.

Outside the Law 1 Outside the Law 2 Outside the Law 3

The Louise Brooks look has been a popular iconoclastic feature for gun molls, in case you didn't know Louise Brooks was a movie star in the early days of the talkies. Here are a few modern Brooks lookalikes (including a couple from 'Farewell My Love') showing the classic gun moll/flapper look.

Moll 1 Farewell My Love 1 Farewell My Love 2

A leap to more modern times for the next film. Regular readers probably know my regard for film director Abel Ferera. His crowning moment is 'King of New York' starring the brilliant Christopher Walken. Any self proclaimed king needs bodyguards and his entourage included the following moll.

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A few years ago there was a short TV series produced in the USA which tried to re-create the stories and atmosphere of the old film noir films of the 1940's. For the most part it failed. Call me old fashioned but these sort of stories always look better in black and white (see the Coen Brother's 'The Man who wasn't There' to see what I mean). However here is the best of the episodes where the lady is determined to get her hands on some loot.