Over 10 hours of gripping documentary footage. Contents: Disc 1: The Mafia comes to America ; Little Caesar -- The Irish gangs ; The Public enemy -- Al Capone's Chicago mob ; Scarface -- Disc 2. The Law Gang - AKA, the FBI ; G Man -- Lucky Luciano's New York Mafia ; Marked woman -- The Rackets ; Loan shark -- Disc 3.The Black Mafia ; The Black godfather -- The Jewish Mafia ; The Purple Gang -- The Godfathers ; Honor thy father. "Bonus features include an interactive Mob time-line, and a photo slide-show comparison of Hollywood actors and the real-life Mob bosses they portrayed."
Summary:
The American Mob began at the turn of the 20th century as immigrants from Europe began pouring into cities along the East Coast, particularly New York City. Poor and isolated, these immigrant Jews, Irish and Italians banded together to develop their own version of the American dream...A unique form of business: organized crime. Through newspapers and film, the leaders of organized crime became household names. This series will reveal the truth behind the myth of the American Mob and its godfathers.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.