An excellent cast of skilled actors and actresses coupled with a terrific, original script make this movie the best gangster flick ever made. Forget Cagney, Bogart and Edward G. Robinson. None of the gangster flicks those guys ever made is as good as this one. Here's Leo Carillo as a completely ruthless cold blooded killer who lives with his mother, a son and a beautiful daughter. His opponent is Boris Karloff who has two sons. He is not yet famous for his portrayal of the Frankenstein monster. Both of these men are serious cold blooded killers trying to put each other out of business by whacking each others people. One of Karloff's sons changed his name to escape the shadow of his father's bootlegging business. Carillo's daughter has no escape from her thuggish father. Then they meet and fall in love. Make no mistake. You will never see a more intelligent drama than this one. Everything about it is just wonderful especially the totally unexpected climatic ending.
Review of The Guilty Generation
