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There was no use anyone's trying to understand Frankie Majcinek...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Lower Depths | 9/12/1949 | See Source »

Shrapnel in the Liver. At 29, Frankie Majcinek had just one salable skill. In the dealer's slot at Schwiefka's gambling joint, he dealt cards with the impersonal fairness and nerveless accuracy of a machine. "Frankie Machine," the Division Street punks called him, or just Dealer. "That's me," he'd brag, "the kid with the golden arm . . . When I go after a wise guy I don't care...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Lower Depths | 9/12/1949 | See Source »

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