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Showing posts with label gangsters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gangsters. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Knockout Punch Noir: The Runyonesque, Raw-Boned World of Prizefighting Inspires Tales of Corruption, Violence and Redemption

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Humphrey Bogart, “The Harder They Fall” (1956).  By Paul Parcellin This post contains spoilers, so you may want to see the films before read...
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Sunday, November 10, 2013

Smile For the Camera: A Mugs Gallery From the 1920s

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T here are mug shots, and then there are mug shots. They've become a standard feature on gossip websites, such as TMZ , where actors,...
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Monday, February 18, 2013

This Scarface is in Chicago, Not Miami

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Living dangerously, Tony Camonte muscles in on his boss's girlfriend. "S carface" (1932) is one of the seminal American g...
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