Chicago in the 1930s Edison" busted during the Great Depression as the stock market went down crashing. In May 1932 Al Capone began serving his 11-year sentence for tax evasion, in Atlanta, GA. He was later transferred to Alcatraz Island to finish his sentence. The Gangster Era, came to an end in 1933, lasting a period from 1919, when the Prohibition was repealed. The 1920s saw gangsters, including Al Capone, Dion O'Banion, Bugs Moran and Tony Accardo battle law enforcement and each other on the streets of Chicago during the Prohibition era. The Century of Progress World's Fair took place in 1933 from May
Fonzo (film) Fonzo (film) Fonzo is an upcoming biographical crime film written, directed and edited by Josh Trank, with Tom Hardy starring as the notorious gangster Al Capone. The film centers on Al Capone after his 11 year sentence in Federal prison as he wrestles with dementia. It was announced in October 2016 that Tom Hardy would star as Al Capone in "Fonzo", which would be directed and written by Josh Trank. Filming was initially eyed to begin in the summer of 2017, with Hardy stating it would be released sometime in 2018. Hardy instead ended up filming "Venom" in 2017, and