The 1930s are undoubtedly the most influential decade in the gangster genre's history. While the silent era produced many proto-type gangster movies, the genre officially did not begin to take ...

The essential gangster movies of the 1930s had all the makings. For starters, they offered a glimpse into the dangerous world ...

Appearing in 1930, it starred Edward G ... The movie was so successful that Hollywood made more than 50 gangster movies the following year. The most violent movie of 1932 was Scarface, starring ...

Since the 1930s, audiences have been captivated by gangsters ... with some of the all-time best gangsters appearing in classic films such as Little Caesar, Key Largo, and White Heat.

Made during the Pre-Code era of the early 1930s, when what was put on screen wasn't heavily regulated, the movie fully embraced its depiction of violence. Scorsese's first gangster movie combined ...

Gangster movies became popular after the advent of sound cinema, though the reasons were more economic. At the time of the Great Depression, newspapers told stories of celebrity criminals – or ...