Coming Soon to
Cinema 21
Coming Soon to
Cinema 21
Hands down the most vividly violent gangster film of them all, which says a lot. Originally set to be released in 1931, it would take another year before the censors would finally let it out. Paul Muni made a star of himself with this barbaric portrayal of a Capone-like gangster, consumed by an evil lust for power and domination, including a
dangerously salacious obsession with his sexually voracious sister. Also in the cast: George Raft, Boris Karloff, Karen Morley. Written by W. R. Burnett and Ben Hecht. Directed by Howard Hawks. In B&W.