Potentially, there were great financial rewards to whoever could provide the stream of illegal beverages required to satisfy demand. ... Thousands of businesses were forced to close, causing huge job losses. 15 million people became unemployed (the highest in American history) and the ensuing recession placed America in a state of depression. ... They concentrated on bleak narratives that tackled issues that were affecting the 'every-man' during this period of depression. In 1930 Warner Bros. released Little Caesar (Mervyn Leroy), a rags to riches story of an Italian-American racke...

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The movie theater was opened in Pittsburgh in June of 1905 showing The Great Train Robbery. ... The movie was a great hit, but it was also an upsetting time for the Warners when their brother, Sam died of cerebral hemorrhage on October 5, the day before their movie premiered. ... The 1930's and 1940's have been described as "The Golden Age of Motion Pictures". ... Out of the majors in Hollywood, MGM and Warners were the only studios that did not go bankrupt because of the Great Depression of 1933. Paramount, Fox, and RKO however, had no trouble recuperating after the depression. ...

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