The Era of Gangsters
Clip: Season 28 Episode 3 | 1m 32sVideo has Closed Captions
During the Great Depression, Americans became enamored with gangsters. Premieres 1/19.
During the Great Depression, gangsters became unlikely heroes. As film historian Jeanine Basinger notes in this clip, "The gangster figure represented somebody at the bottom of the social scale condemned to a life of nothing, who did not accept that as their fate and who found a way to change it, which was through violence." Bonnie & Clyde premieres January 19 at 9/8c on PBS.
Corporate sponsorship for American Experience is provided by Liberty Mutual Insurance and Carlisle Companies. Major funding by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
Support provided by:
The Era of Gangsters
Clip: Season 28 Episode 3 | 1m 32sVideo has Closed Captions
During the Great Depression, gangsters became unlikely heroes. As film historian Jeanine Basinger notes in this clip, "The gangster figure represented somebody at the bottom of the social scale condemned to a life of nothing, who did not accept that as their fate and who found a way to change it, which was through violence." Bonnie & Clyde premieres January 19 at 9/8c on PBS.
How to Watch American Experience
American Experience is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, and Vizio.
Buy Now
When is a photo an act of resistance?
For families that just decades earlier were torn apart by chattel slavery, being photographed together was proof of their resilience.Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship
Video has Closed Captions
Bonnie and Clyde both grew up on the wrong side of the tracks. Premieres Jan. 19 on PBS. (7m 16s)
Discover the true story of the most famous outlaw couple in U.S. history-Bonnie and Clyde. (30s)
Video has Closed Captions
By 1932 Bonnie and Clyde were reunited and were living a life of crime. Premieres 1/19. (2m 2s)
Video has Closed Captions
The Barrow Gang killed four men between April 1932 and January 1933. Premieres Jan. 19 (2m 50s)
Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship
Corporate sponsorship for American Experience is provided by Liberty Mutual Insurance and Carlisle Companies. Major funding by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.