Produced for Turner Classic Movies, this documentary looks at the early days of the gangster film.
Editing
Seamless stitching of 1930s rarities into cohesive narrative.
Production
TCM vault access means footage you won't find elsewhere.
Director
Constantine Nasr
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Hays Code didn't kill gangster films—it forced them to evolve into film noir. This doc traces that mutation.
Joan Blondell's interview was one of her final appearances; she died months after filming. Her firsthand Warner Bros stories are unrepeatable now.
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