Gang Boy - True Story of Anglo & Latino Gangs in LA - Video

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The Film, "Gang Boy" (1954). Based on a true story on Anglo and Latino gangs in Los Angeles, California in the early 1950s. The film is also an interesting historical record of west-coast 50s gang life. Cinematically, this film is spectacular, great color and the kids in the film all do a great job in acting. It is one of the few movies that honestly depicts the conflict that often occured between minority youth groups and white youth groups. It examines the Latino American experience and the struggle to attain equality in an unjust society. Creative Commons license: Public Domain.

Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: June 21, 2007 at 4:18 am
Author: rosaryfilms

Length: 00:26:58
Rating: 4.47
Views: 67273

Tags: gang gangs neighborhood violence violent street streets neighborhoods guns police gun youth drugs city ghetto cities boy

Video Comments:
brotherroach317 (November 9, 2008 at 1:31 pm)
pretty good video
rosaryfilms (November 9, 2008 at 5:10 pm)
brotherroach317, thank you!
brotherroach317 (November 10, 2008 at 1:41 am)
your welcome i always did like older movies like this anyway they ROCK! ;)
Telecine8mm (November 8, 2008 at 6:22 pm)
I didn't know there were Latinos in the 1950's in America...too late for the usa now anyways
pesadilla38 (November 14, 2008 at 12:43 pm)
your dumb.. latinos have been here since the early 1900s. after all the south western parts of the US did used to be Mexico. cubans and puerto ricans have always been coming too since early 1900s. ever seen i love lucy? that was a long time ago, ricky ricardo? latinos have always been here.
IVSolar (November 7, 2008 at 10:27 pm)
I set a palm tree on fire in La Puente in 1977. I was a crazy vato loco!
ineedajobpleasesoon (November 3, 2008 at 5:29 am)
Yeah Huntington Park is run by degenerate latino gangs today.
ineedajobpleasesoon (November 3, 2008 at 5:29 am)
Of course the Oaky white gang all moved on to become productive citizens and died out shortly after this movie but the Mexican gang the Sharkey's kept the gang going right up until today. In fact, they are now the Pomona 12th street gang in the news recently for the slaying of a police officer. Typical end. White gang goes straight and grows up but Mexicans keep it going generation after generation dealing drugs, violence for hire, robbing, doing Eme's bidding. Welcome to the truth.
togio100 (October 30, 2008 at 8:23 am)
'a battle brought us together

bullshit. They ganged up because they were Latino's living in the shitty part of LA
87325430 (October 23, 2008 at 10:38 pm)
oh no they burned a palm tree