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 form ...

List of Abbreviations -- List of Illustrations -- List of Characters -- Prologue. Naked City -- Ch. 1. Reel Gangsters -- Mobsters and the Movies -- Ch. 2. Real Gangsters: Abe Reles & the Origins of ...

Kidnapping was a lucrative, dangerous epidemic in the United States between 1925 and 1934. It was a quick, lawless way for desperate people, caught in the harsh times of The Dust Bowl and The Great ...