Drinks, Crime and Prohibition

Drinks, Crime and Prohibition

2018 1 Seasons
Documentary

A deep dive into the underbelly of the Prohibition era, which was characterized as much by jazz, illegal booze and female liberation as it was by gangsters and brutality.

Seasons

1. Flappers and Bootleggers

2018-06-11

The 18th Amendment takes effect, though enforcement proves impossible. In an era without alcohol, speakeasies boomed, corruption infiltrated politics, and gangsters grew in power …

2. Gangsters and G-Men

2018-06-18

Gangsters and bootleggers build an underground industry capitalizing on Americans desire for booze despite the federal prohibition on alcohol. Law enforcement closes in on America…

Top Cast

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Ryan Mill

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