"Included are critical entries of more than 1,500 films dealing with gangsters, complete with plot synopses, credits, and 650 black-and-white photographs to capture the very essence of this exciting genre. Arranged chronologically, The Gangster Film offers deliciously opinionated and detailed descriptions, statistical information, credits and trivia from early classics such as The Public Enemy, Key Largo, Dragnet and On the Waterfront as well as contemporary blockbusters like The Grifters, Chinatown, The Godfather and Pulp Fiction, with such stars as Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, Paul Muni and Edward G. Robinson. Essential authoritative and entertaining, The Gangster Film is the guide for serious students of film, film buffs and home viewers."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved