Gangster Story is a 1959 American crime film directed by and starring Walter Matthau. The film was edited by Radley Metzger.^[1]

This is the only film that Matthau directed. He married co-star Carol Grace in 1959.

A mobster is hiding from the law in a small town, and he is running out of money. So he robs a bank and gets away with some loot. However, not only are the cops now after him, but so is the local mob boss, who is jealous that an outsider pulled a job in his territory, especially without giving him a piece of the pie.

• Walter Matthau as Jack Martin
• Carol Grace as Carol Logan, Librarian
• Bruce MacFarlane as Earl J. Dawson
• Garry Walberg as Adolph
• Raikin Ben-Ari as 'Plumber' a Hood
• David Leonard as Bank President W. Palmer
• John Albright as Henchman
• Clegg Hoyt as Caretaker at Country Club

The soundtrack for this film is in mono, from the production company of Swen Productions, Inc., with or by Jonathan Daniels.^{[citation needed]}

• Gangster Story at IMDb
• Gangster Story at Rotten Tomatoes
• Gangster Story is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
• Gangster Story at Turner Classic Movies