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Scarface (1932) starring Paul Muni, Ann Dvorak, George Raft, Boris Karloff

Scarface

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Scarface (1932) starring  Paul Muni, Ann Dvorak, George Raft, Boris Karloff

Regarded the best of the classic gangster films, Scarface tells the story of organized crime’s brutal control over Chicago during Prohibition

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Ocean's 11 (1960) starring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Peter Lawford, Joey Bishop, Angie Dickinson

Ocean’s 11 (1960)

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In Ocean’s 11, a gang of former Army buddies plan a massive heist, stealing from a Las Vegas casino. But the best laid plans of mice and men often go astray …

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Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947) starring Boris Karloff, Ralph Byrd, Anne Gwynn

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome

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Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947) starring Boris Karloff, Ralph Byrd, Anne Gwynn

Criminal Gruesome (Boris Karloff) uses toxic gas to pull off a bank heist. Eyewitness to the crime is Tess Truehart (Anne Gwynne), who calls on police Detective Dick Tracy (Ralph Byrd) to investigate. When Tracy learns about the mysterious disappearance of a doctor, it may provide the crucial break he needs to solve the crime.

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Edward G. Robinson, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Glenda Farrell, William Collier Jr.

Little Caesar

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Little Caesar (1931), starring Edward G. Robinson, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.,  Glenda Farrell, William Collier Jr.

Synopsis of Little Caesar

 Little Caesar is the tale of pugnacious Caesar Enrico Bandello, a hoodlum with a Chicago-sized chip on his shoulder, few attachments, fewer friends and no sense of underworld diplomacy.

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Bullets or Ballots, starring Edward G. Robinson, Joan Blondell, Barton MacLane, Humphrey Bogart, Frank McHugh

Bullets or Ballots

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Bullets or Ballots, starring Edward G. Robinson, Joan Blondell, Barton MacLane, Humphrey Bogart, Frank McHugh

Synopsis of Bullets or Ballots

A tough New York cop goes undercover to crack an influential crime ring in this well-done gangster movie starring Edward G. Robinson, Humphrey Bogart.

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The Whispering Shadow, starring Bela Lugosi, Henry B. Walthall, Karl Dane, Roy D'Arcy, Viva Tattersall, Robert Warwick

The Whispering Shadow

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The Whispering Shadow, starring Bela Lugosi, Henry B. Walthall, Karl Dane, Roy D’Arcy, Viva Tattersall, Robert Warwick

A mysterious criminal known as The Whispering Shadow commits crimes by means of a gang he controls by television and radio rays. Jack Norton, whose brother was murdered by The Whispering Shadow, suspects that the eerie Professor Strang – whose ghostly wax museum contains figures far too lifelike – may be involved in the crimes.

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