Angie Dickinson, born in 1931, began her career in television before making waves in film during the late 1950s. She gained recognition for her role in I Married a Woman (1958) and solidified her status as a leading lady with The Killers (1964), where she plays a femme fatale entangled in a web of violence. Her dynamic performances in Big Bad Mama (1974) and Cry Terror! (1958) illustrate her versatility in the crime and exploitation genres. Dickinson's work remains a significant part of the cult film conversation, blending glamour with grit.
Big Bad Mama II
In 1934, Wilma McClatchie's husband is shot down by police attempting to evict the McClatchies from their farm. Wilma's entry into a bank-robbing career occurs from a need for righteous revenge against Morgan Crawford, the banker who foreclosed on her home and is now running for governor of Texas. She tells her two daughters, Polly and Billie Jean: "The best way to kill a man is to destroy his dreams." So, among other things, she abducts Crawford's son, Jordan, and turns him into a willing gang member with her daughters' help. Also aiding and abetting the McClatchies in the plan is an Eastern journalist, who sees the thieving clan as his front-page ticket.
