The economic downturns of the Great Depression contributed to the county’s fascination with gangster genres. As Americans lost their jobs or saw their farms foreclosed on by the once admired establishment or banking system; with public endorsement gangsters descended in spirit from America’s frontier outlaws such as the James Gang, and led by desperadoes like Pretty Boy Floyd, Baby Face Nelson, and Machine Gun Kelly--rose up to assault the system. Because of Prohibition, …showed first 75 words of 1782 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1782 total…young adults for whom movies these days are made. Bibliography References Jarvis, Arthur R., Jr. “The Payne Fund Reports: A Discussion of their Content, Public Reaction, and Affect on the Motion Picture Industry, 1930-1940.” Journal of Popular Culture 19.3 (1991): 127-140 McCarty, John. Hollywood Gangland: The Movies’ Love Affair with the Mob. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1993. Springhall, John. “Censoring Hollywood: Youth, Moral Panic and Crime/Gangster Movies of the 1930s” Journal of Popular Culture 32.3 (1998): 135-154