Real gangsters, reel movies

Warren Beatty as Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel in "Bugsy" (1991)

Think of him as the gangster version of Walt Disney. Where Uncle Walt saw a bunch of Florida swampland and envisioned a tourist mecca, Bugsy -- according to popular legend -- saw miles of Nevada desert and envisioned a fantasyland of legal gambling. Beatty's portrayal brought all the charm that most real-life gangsters only wish they had.