Tag Archives: Benjamin Siegel

Bloodletters & Badmen: Virginia Hill- Mistress To The Mob

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat If you watch the movie Bugsy from 1991 with Warren Beatty playing Ben Siegel with Annette Being playing Siegel’s mistress Virginia Hill, the movie portrays Virginia as much more than a mobster’s mistress. Mistresses are common with … Continue reading →

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Mob Video Vault: Mobsters- Benjamin Bugsy Siegel

Posted on February 1, 2018 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  One of my favorite quotes about Ben Siegel was about his friendship with actor George Raft. The quote being that Ben Siegel was a mobster who wanted to be an actor. And George Raft was an actor … Continue reading →

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Johnny Machine: Bugsy (1991) Starring Warren Beatty & Annette Bening

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Rik Schneider

Source:The Daily Review Bugsy from 1991, is one of not my favorite films, but also one of my favorite gangster films. Right up there with Goodfellas, which could be my favorite gangster movie and Casino. This is a great film … Continue reading →

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Mysteries & Scandals: Bugsy Siegel

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Rik Schneider

Source:IMDB– Mysteries and Scandals. You can also see this post at The FreeState, on Blogger. “Susan Berman (author), Ralph Saierno (NYC mob investigator), Frank Ragano (lawyer), Frank Wright (curator Vegas), W.R. Wilkerson III (author), Rose Marie (entertainer) and Michael Druxman (author) … Continue reading →

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Watch Mojo: ‘History of Las Vegas: Casinos and Crime’

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:Watch Mojo– welcome to Sin City, Nevada. Source:The New Democrat “This city in the middle of the desert was originally named Las Vegas by Spanish explorers, and that name translates to “the meadows.” Soon, a Mormon population relocated there from … Continue reading →

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Bill Kurtis: Vegas & The Mob (1996)

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:Gamble TV– former FBI agent Ed Becker. “Gambling has always been a very important business in the Mafia. From card games to betting on horses and other sports, the Mafia has earned cash from all of them. They operated many … Continue reading →

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Tania Ayde: Bugsy Siegel and The Flamingo Hotel

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Rik Schneider

Source:The Daily Post Benjamin Bugsy Siegel was an interesting mobster. Italian, Irish or in Bugsy’s case Jewish because he could’ve been anything he wanted to be. Because of his intelligence and charm, but because he lacked basic discipline and patience … Continue reading →

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