▁the ▁final ▁scene , ▁imp lying ▁his ▁future ▁role ▁in ▁bringing ▁Ban qu o ' s ▁line ▁to ▁the ▁throne . ▁ ▁In ▁Joe ▁Mac b eth ▁( 1 9 5 5 ), ▁the ▁first ▁film ▁to ▁trans pose ▁Mac b eth ▁into ▁a ▁gang ▁and ▁M af ia - like ▁setting , ▁Fle ance ▁is ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁character ▁named ▁Len ny . ▁Len ny ' s ▁father , ▁Bank y , ▁is ▁killed , ▁but ▁Len ny ▁esc apes , ▁and ▁g athers ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁angry ▁mob sters ▁to ▁over throw ▁Mac b eth , ▁who ▁has , ▁through ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁mur ders , ▁made ▁himself ▁the ▁king pin ▁gang ster ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁Len ny ▁is ▁successful ▁in ▁killing ▁Mac b eth ▁in ▁the ▁end , ▁but ▁only ▁after ▁Mac b eth ▁has ▁murder ed ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁family . ▁In ▁another ▁gang ster ▁adaptation , ▁Men ▁of ▁Res pect ▁( 1 9 9 1 ), ▁Fle ance ▁is ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁character ▁named ▁Phil , ▁who ▁similarly ▁helps ▁over throw ▁Mike ▁( Mac b eth ) ▁after ▁his ▁father , ▁Bank ie ▁( B an qu o ), ▁is ▁murder ed . ▁Phil ▁is ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁gang ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁film , ▁when ▁Mal ▁( Mal col m ) ▁has ▁taken ▁over , ▁suggesting ▁that ▁the ▁violent ▁gang ▁culture ▁will ▁continue ▁through ▁gener ations . ▁This ▁sentiment ▁echo es ▁into ▁the ▁final ▁scenes ▁of ▁Pen ny ▁W ool cock ' s ▁Mac