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Hollywood and the Stars

How to Succeed as a Gangster (Season 1, Episode 6)
TV Episode | 30 min | Documentary

Overall look at the gangster films of the 1930's, mainly from Warner Brothers productions with tough guy stars like Bogart and Cagney. Montages of car chases, shootouts and fighting are accompanied by a semi-serious narration following ...See moreOverall look at the gangster films of the 1930's, mainly from Warner Brothers productions with tough guy stars like Bogart and Cagney. Montages of car chases, shootouts and fighting are accompanied by a semi-serious narration following along the subtitle's premise. Newsreel clips show real life criminals like Capone and Dillinger. Written by WesternOne See less
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Updated Nov 4, 1963

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Nov 4, 1963 (United States)
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32 cast members
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Pat O'Brien
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
James Cagney
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
George Raft
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Humphrey Bogart
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Al Capone
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Joseph Cotten
Self - Host / Narrator Self - Host / Narrator   See fewer
John Dillinger
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Clark Gable
Nick (clip from Night Nurse (1931)) (archive footage) Nick (clip from Night Nurse (1931)) (archive footage)   See fewer
John Garfield
Tommy Gordon (archive footage) Tommy Gordon (archive footage)   See fewer
Paul Muni
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Edward G. Robinson
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Mickey Rooney
Lester M. 'Baby Face Nelson' Gillis (clip from Baby Face Nelson (1957)) (archive footage) Lester M. 'Baby Face Nelson' Gillis (clip from Baby Face Nelson (1957)) (archive footage)   See fewer
Spencer Tracy
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Abner Biberman
Lefty (clip from The Roaring Twenties (1939)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Lefty (clip from The Roaring Twenties (1939)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Joan Blondell
Olga Michaels (archive footage) (uncredited) Olga Michaels (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Mae Clarke
Kitty (clip from The Public Enemy (1931)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Kitty (clip from The Public Enemy (1931)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Jerome Cowan
Ed Crowley (clip from Castle on the Hudson (1940)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Ed Crowley (clip from Castle on the Hudson (1940)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Donald Crisp
Brother Superior (clip from Brother Orchid (1940)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Brother Superior (clip from Brother Orchid (1940)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Bette Davis
Fay Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited) Fay Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Rosemary DeCamp
Nellie Cohan (clip from Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Nellie Cohan (clip from Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Stanley Fields
Sam Vettori (clip from Little Caesar (1931)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Sam Vettori (clip from Little Caesar (1931)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Henry Hull
'Doc' Banton (clip from High Sierra (1941)) (archive footage) (uncredited) 'Doc' Banton (clip from High Sierra (1941)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
George Humbert
Luigi (clip from The Roaring Twenties (1939)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Luigi (clip from The Roaring Twenties (1939)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Walter Huston
Jerry Cohan (clip from Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Jerry Cohan (clip from Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Ida Lupino
Marie (clip from High Sierra (1941)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Marie (clip from High Sierra (1941)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Lee Phelps
Bartender (clip from The Roaring Twenties (1939)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Bartender (clip from The Roaring Twenties (1939)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
William Powell
Actor in gangster movies (archive footage) (uncredited) Actor in gangster movies (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Willard Robertson
Ragan (clip from Castle on the Hudson (1940)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Ragan (clip from Castle on the Hudson (1940)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Barbara Stanwyck
Lora Hart (archive footage) (uncredited) Lora Hart (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
George E. Stone
Otero (clip from Little Caesar (1931)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Otero (clip from Little Caesar (1931)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward Woods
Matt Doyle (clip from The Public Enemy (1931)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Matt Doyle (clip from The Public Enemy (1931)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
William Worthington
Warden (clip from Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Warden (clip from Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
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