The offbeat comedy stars Edward G. Robinson spoofing his own gangster image as Remy Marco.

Despite this he never changed his image, continuing to retain a gangster image throughout his career on Jive Records.

Suspect Entertainment is making its own effort to get away from the gangster image.

But in California, the gangster image has helped a fledging scene form its own identity.

At its worst, the gangster image raises ethical questions.

At its best, though, the gangster image provides not only vivid subject matter but also a means for blacks to approach the difficult issue of black-on-black violence.

He attributed the violence in hip-hop to "egos and the false gangster" images that artists feel they must live up to.

One finds within this movie almost every iconic paradigm inherent to the gangster image in the U.S.

Another character based on Robinson's gangster image was The Frog from the cartoon series Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse.

"The media exploited it, giving it a gangster image," said Mr. Clemente.