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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