Mobsters In The Movies
June, 1974
This is an indictment against gang rule in America and the careless indifference of the Government.... What are you going to do about it? --Scarface, 1932Before 1930, the popular image of the big-city gangster was a fuzzy composite of bootlegger, bank robber, burglar and other traditional underworld types usually depicted in three-day beards and thug hats, pointing a pistol at the honest citizen. Alter 1930, the public could recognize a gangster anywhere: He looked like Edward G. Robinson, Paul...
