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When Hollywood wasn't allowed to let villains win

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For over thirty years, cinematic crime absolutely could not pay. Moral panic dictated that if a character committed a crime, they had to be violently killed or arrested before the credits rolled, ensuring audiences always knew exactly how the predictable ending would play out.

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