Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
Marked Woman (1937) - A nightclub hostess refuses to help a young assistant district attorney take down her crime lord boss. Then her sister is killed and the game changes.Directed by: Lloyd Bacon & Michael Curtiz (uncredited)Starring - Bette Davis, Humphrey BogartThere were few, if any, studios that made better gangster movies than Warner Brothers... Continue Reading →
It’s hard to wrap my head around the fact that “The Godfather” was released fifty years ago today. While some may quibble, the original movie and its sequel stand at the apex of the organized crime movie mountain. Those two (I’ll look at the third movie of the trilogy in a moment) are the archetype... Continue Reading →
A Bullet For Joey (1955) - An exiled mob boss is recruited to kidnap a Canadian nuclear scientist during the Cold War. Directed by Lewis Allen Starring Edward G. Robinson, George Raft Why I Liked It – Two great mobster movie actors at once! My reaction above was my starting point with this one. I’d... Continue Reading →
The Public Enemy (1931) - Two neighborhood boys rise through the ranks of local crime. They come face to face with the reality of the life they have chosen. Directed by William Wellman Starring - James Cagney, Jean Harlow, Joan Blondell Before there was... Continue Reading →
Little Caesar (1931) - Rico (Robinson), small town hood, moves to the city and rises quickly through the ranks. His natural viciousness sweeps all his competition to the side. Killing the wrong man will eventually bring "Little Caesar" down. Directed by: Mervyn LeRoy ... Continue Reading →
White Heat (1949) - James Cagney stars with Virginia Mayo and Edmond O'Brien in one of the great gangster movies of all time. Cody Jarrett (Cagney) is a psychopath with mother issues. He leads a gang of robbers and murderers on an extensive crime spree with his girlfriend Verna (Mayo). Ma Jarrett is Cody's only... Continue Reading →
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