The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre

1967: Roger Corman, director; starring Jason Robards, George Segal, David Canary. Schlockmeister Corman, perhaps better known for classics such as Death Race 2000, got into the Mob movie business with 20th Century Fox in this period piece on Al Capone’s rise through the Prohibition-era Chicago rackets and, of course, the elimination of seven of Capone’s rivals in the eponymous massacre in 1929. Well-acted and historically ambitious. Jack Nicholson and Bruce Dern both have small roles. Fun fact: You can see whole segments of this film directly recycled in Corman’s 1975 movie for Fox, Capone.