The American Gangster The American Gangster The American Gangster is a 1992 American crime documentary film directed by Ben Burtt and written and produced by Ray Herbeck Jr. The documentary is narrated by Dennis Farina and explores the lives of America's gangsters like Pretty Boy Floyd, John Dillinger, Al Capone, and Bugsy Siegel. It was directly released on VHS in 1992 and later released as part of a DVD box set in 2006. "The American Gangster" is a documentary that chronicles the formation of the first generation of American gangsters. The documentary explores the illegal businesses involving gambling, prostitution, and defiance of prohibition
Charles Rinaldo Floyd father, General John Floyd, served during the War of 1812 and the Creek Indian War. When he was three years old the family moved to Camden County where they purchased large tracts of land located south of the Satilla River, north of the Crooked River and west of the marshes and the Cumberland River to what is now I-95. This area, farmed using enslaved labor, became known as "Floyd's Neck." General John Floyd built Bellevue Plantation within view of the marshes leading to Todd's Creek for his father, Charles. That manor house has an anchor-shaped footprint, to symbolize their fortunes