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What Was The Impact Of Gangster Films In The 1930's

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Motion pictures during the great depression made the American people forget about their situation for a moment. In one week 60 to 80 million people would attend the cinema to watch a film since this was a get away for them. The film industry even adjusted financially so people would be able to afford to watch a film. In the late 1920’s and early 1930’s the film industry made films that included profanity, illegal drug use, intense violence, abortion, prostitution, and homosexuality. Gangster films like Scarface during this time were seen more like heroes than evil or bad guys. Instead the evil guys were for instance the police, government and banks in the public eyes. The American people somewhat could relate to gangsters because they would
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