Ron Wilson is a Lecturer in the Film and Media Studies Department at the University of Kansas. He teaches courses in American popular culture, classical and contemporary film/media theory, and graduate writing.

• Acknowledgements Introduction 1. A Silent Era: From Gangs to Gangsters 2. The Racketeer and the Outlaw: Gangster Archetypes of the 1930s 3. Murder, Incorporated: Post-war Developments in the Gangster Film 4. La Famiglia: Coppola, Scorsese, and Gangster Ethnicity Conclusion Filmography Bibliography Index

Ron Wilson is a Lecturer in the Film and Media Studies Department at the University of Kansas. He teaches courses in American popular culture, classical and contemporary film/media theory, and graduate writing.

• Acknowledgements Introduction 1. A Silent Era: From Gangs to Gangsters 2. The Racketeer and the Outlaw: Gangster Archetypes of the 1930s 3. Murder, Incorporated: Post-war Developments in the Gangster Film 4. La Famiglia: Coppola, Scorsese, and Gangster Ethnicity Conclusion Filmography Bibliography Index

Ron Wilson is a Lecturer in the Film and Media Studies Department at the University of Kansas. He teaches courses in American popular culture, classical and contemporary film/media theory, and graduate writing.

• Acknowledgements Introduction 1. A Silent Era: From Gangs to Gangsters 2. The Racketeer and the Outlaw: Gangster Archetypes of the 1930s 3. Murder, Incorporated: Post-war Developments in the Gangster Film 4. La Famiglia: Coppola, Scorsese, and Gangster Ethnicity Conclusion Filmography Bibliography Index