John Callahan (outlaw) outlaws of the "Public Enemy"-era such as Edward J. Adams and Pretty Boy Floyd. Floyd may have, in fact, gotten his start in the underworld by transporting bootleg liquor for Callahan before becoming a bank robber. Callahan was eventually convicted of drug smuggling and was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment. He would serve only seven years before his release and retired to Wichita where he died in his sleep on June 8, 1936, at age 70. John Callahan (outlaw) John Callahan (1866 – June 8, 1936) was an American outlaw and bank robber during the closing days of the Old
American Gangster (film) charts. "American Gangster" ended up as the 14th best-selling DVD of 2008. It also topped the high-definition charts despite being released in the same week Toshiba announced it would discontinue the HD DVD format. On October 14, the film saw its release on Blu-ray. A mobile game based on the film was released by Gameloft on November 1. Review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes reports that 80% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 212 reviews, with a rating average of 7/10, with the consensus being: ""American Gangster" is a gritty and entertaining throwback to classic gangster films,