# The Urschel Kidnapping: A Visualization of the Urschel Kidnapping Showing the Federal Government's Determined Drive on Crime

The Urschel Kidnapping: A Visualization of the Urschel Kidnapping Showing the Federal Government's Determined Drive on Crime Produced: 1933 Description This film uses reenactments and actuality footage to chronicle the criminal careers and capture of George Kelly Barnes (Machine Gun Kelly) and his gang. Beginning with authentic trial scenes with footage of Kelly, and his wife Kathryn; Harvey J. Bailey, Albert Bates, Robert and Ora Shannon, and Armon Shannon, the film backtracks to tell the story of Kelly's plot to kidnap oil tycoon and businessman Charles Urschel. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/5783

- Kind: Educational
- Year: 1933
- By: National Archives
- Genres: Crime, Education
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/21-c-8-r2)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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