1939 in Organized Crime - Arts and Literature

Arts and Literature

  • Persons in Hiding (non-fiction book) by J. Edgar Hoover.
  • Each Dawn I Die (film) starring James Cagney and George Raft. (Note: Classic Gangster Films by Robert Bookbinder states a 1940 release date as opposed to IMDB.com)
  • King of the Underworld (film) starring Humphrey Bogart.
  • The Roaring Twenties (film) starring James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart.
  • You Can't Get Away with Murder (film) starring Humphrey Bogart.

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