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Humphrey Bogart: Mob Assassins, Rat Packs, and the Downfall of Murder, Inc.

Humphrey Bogart: Mob Assassins, Rat Packs, and the Downfall of Murder, Inc.

FromBADLANDS


Humphrey Bogart: Mob Assassins, Rat Packs, and the Downfall of Murder, Inc.

FromBADLANDS

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Length:
40 minutes
Released:
Sep 13, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Murder for hire. Murder for business. Murder for profit. In the 1940s, a crew called Murder, Inc. protected the interests of the Commission, a collective of American gangsters who banded together to run the American underworld like a legit business. Murder, Inc. thugs shot, stabbed, and strangled upwards of 1,000 snitches who dared rat on the mob. But the mob never bargained that their chief executive executor would himself turn rat. Or that the story of their downfall would be laid out for all to see on the big screen – pursued and prosecuted by Humphrey Bogart, who proved what it really takes to be a tough guy.
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Released:
Sep 13, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (85)

Which silver screen superstar honed his comedic chops behind bars while doing time for slinging cocaine? Which movie mogul's home in the Hollywood hills played host to one of the most heinous and notorious crimes of the 1970s? And how did ONE movie franchise supposedly curse FOUR different actors, leading them each to an early grave? Hear the unbelievable but true stories behind these questions and more in BADLANDS Season 3: Hollywoodland, all about the dirty deeds of Tinseltown A-listers whose crimes and career lows were as unbelievable as some of their films' plot twists. Listen each week for wild stories about Robert Downey Jr., Gianni Versace, Sal Mineo, Tim Allen, Heath Ledger, Jack Nicholson, Brittany Murphy, the Poltergeist Curse, Robert Mitchum, and Elizabeth Short a/k/a The Black Dahlia. BADLANDS is a true-crime anthology podcast from Jake Brennan, creator and host of the award-winning music and true crime podcast DISGRACELAND.Follow BADLANDS on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Wondery+ or wherever you get your podcasts. Listen to every episode and enjoy bonus content on Amazon Music. As a bonus, Amazon Music listeners can hear all 10 episodes of BADLANDS Season 3: HOLLYWOODLAND on-demand starting February 16th at amazon.com/badlands.