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The Newton Gang (ca. 1919 through 1924) was an outlaw gang of the early 20th century, who engaged in train robbery and bank robbery. From 1919 through 1924 the gang robbed dozens of banks, claiming a total of seventy-five banks [1] and six trains. [1] According to Willis Newton, the brothers "took in more money than the Dalton Gang, Butch ...
In a blink of about five years in the 1920s, the Newtons (and an occasional accomplice) pulled off about 70 bank heists (give or take a dozen), ripped off six trains and, in their pièce de résistance, cleared somewhere around $3 million on one job. It remains the largest train robbery ever.
It is based on Stanush's 1994 book of the same name, which tells the true story of the Newton Gang, a family of bank and train robbers from Uvalde, Texas. The film stars Matthew McConaughey , who was actually born in Uvalde, Skeet Ulrich , Ethan Hawke , Vincent D'Onofrio , and Dwight Yoakam .
Mar 27, 1998 · The story of the Newton gang, the most successful bank robbers in history, owing to their good planning and minimal violence. Director. Richard Linklater. Writers. Claude Stanush. Richard Linklater. Clark Walker. Stars. Matthew McConaughey. Ethan Hawke. Skeet Ulrich. See production info at IMDbPro. RENT/BUY. from $3.79. search Amazon.
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- Action, Crime, Drama
- Richard Linklater
- 1998-03-27
On one occasion, they robbed two banks in Hondo, Texas on the same night. Though they preferred to do their “work” at night to avoid meeting anyone, they were known to commit robberies during the day on some occasions, where their victims described them as extremely polite.
Mar 27, 1998 · The Newton Boys. Roger Ebert March 27, 1998. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. The Newton boys were the most successful bank robbers in American history, up until the savings and loan bandits of the 1980s. Operating in the Roaring '20s, they hit as many as 200 banks and then pulled off the nation's biggest train robbery, a mail ...
May 9, 2007 · Willis "Skinny" Newton robbed over eighty banks and six trains from Texas to Canada with his brothers and other outlaws, including the single biggest train robbery in United States history. By the time they were captured, they may have stolen more money than all other outlaws at that time combined.
