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{en} '''''The Black Hand''''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Hand_(1906_film) ] (USA, 1906), directed by Wallace McCutcheon. <silent, 11 min.> <YouTube>
{en} '''''The Black Hand''''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Hand_(1906_film) ] (USA, 1906), directed by Wallace McCutcheon. <silent, 11 min.> <YouTube>
== Abstract ==


It is generally considered by motion-picture historians to be the earliest surviving gangster film.
It is generally considered by motion-picture historians to be the earliest surviving gangster film.
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[[Category:Film Studies--1900s]]
[[Category:Film Studies--1900s]]
[[Category:Film Studies--English]]
[[Category:Film Studies--English]]
[[Category:Film Studies--USA]]
[[Category:1906, Top Films]]
[[Category:Short Film (film subject)]]


[[Category:Crime (film subject)]]
[[Category:Crime (film subject)]]

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{en} The Black Hand [1] (USA, 1906), directed by Wallace McCutcheon. <silent, 11 min.> <YouTube>

It is generally considered by motion-picture historians to be the earliest surviving gangster film.

In New York City, two Italian-American criminals blackmail a butcher, demanding a ransom of $1,000, otherwise, they will kidnap his daughter and blow up his shop. Unable to afford the sum, the gang kidnaps his daughter. The butcher calls the police who finally arrest the extortionists and rescue the little girl.

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