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#OTD (April 19) in 1932, #NewYork underworld leaders Salvatore "Charlie #Luciano" #Lucania and Meyer #Lansky are arrested during a visit to #Chicago.

https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2017/04/85-years-ago-luciano-lansky-nabbed-in.html

#MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

Two mob movies. One understands the myth. The other believes it. Bugsy turns a violent egomaniac into a tragic joke with a neon afterglow. Lansky tries to polish a legacy that was never meant to shine—and ends up feeling like a self-serving bedtime story.
#FilmReview #MovieCritic #Crime #MovieReview #FilmAnalysis #Bugsy #Lansky #Cinema #FilmDiscussion
https://pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2026/03/19/the-myth-of-the-moral-mobster-a-critical-historiography-of-meyer-lansky-and-benjamin-siegel-in-american-cinema/

#OTD (Oct 12) in 1950, during testimony before a Senate committee, Meyer #Lansky (shown) acknowledges associating with Frank #Costello, Joe #Adonis, Frank #Erickson and Charles #Fischetti.

#MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

#OTD in 1932, two #NewYork underworld leaders are arrested during a visit to #Chicago.

Read about it:
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2017/04/85-years-ago-luciano-lansky-nabbed-in.html

#Luciano #Lansky #MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory