This genre deals directly with the social problems of Depression-era America and often focuses on recent immigrants who find themselves on the road to violent ruin because of the dangers of capitalism.

A) horror
B) melodrama
C) gangster
D) musical

This genre is most accurately described as the gangster genre, which often featured stories of immigrants who turned to a life of crime due to economic and social pressures during the Great Depression. The gangster genre typically depicted the dangers of capitalism and the often violent consequences of pursuing the American Dream through criminal means.