1. History of Gangster Genre
The first gangster film was ‘The Musketeers of Pig Alley’ it was
produced in 1912 by D.W Griffith and Anita Loos . It’s an
American short film that’s 17 minutes long. . It is also credited for
its early use of follow focus, a basic tool in cinematography.
The film was released on October 31, 1912 and re-released on
November 5, 1915 in the US in New York. There were many other
early film studios in America and they were based at the beginning
of the 20th century. The location shots were in New York City,
supposedly used real street gang members as extras during the
film.
It was also shown in Leeds Film Festival in November 2008, as part
of Back to the Electric Palace, with live music by Gabriel Prokofiev,
performed in partnership with Opera North.
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