Its mix of jet-black humor and brutal violence is par for the course for Ritchie, whose interest in gang life—whether ...

And even though times were tough and there was major unrest, movies provided a much-needed escape. Naturally, filmmakers ...

The movie was so successful that Hollywood made more than 50 gangster movies the following year. The most violent movie of 1932 was Scarface, starring Paul Muni as Tony Camonte, a Chicago mobster.