George Raft
In the early 1930s, George Raft, an actor and dancer from New York City''s Hell''s Kitchen, gained a name for himself playing stylish and charismatic gangsters in films like 1932''s original Scarface. Raft''s own real-life connection to the New York mob added frightening authenticity to his portrayals, and his star quality coincided with the peak years of the Hollywood factory to produce a rema...
In the early 1930s, George Raft, an actor and dancer from New York City''s Hell''s Kitchen, gained a name for himself playing stylish and charismatic gangsters in films like 1932''s original Scarface. Raft''s own real-life connection to the New York mob added frightening authenticity to his portrayals, and his star quality coincided with the peak years of the Hollywood factory to produce a rema...
