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The rise of Al Capone... and Walt Disney. (Patreon)

Published:
2021-04-19 14:28:27
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2023-06

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In the summer of 1922, Al Capone arrives in Chicago and begins building a criminal enterprise that will make a mockery of the US constitutional amendment banning alcohol. Capone is not the only enterprising figure at this time, as in 1922 Walt Disney starts his first studio. Disney doesn't immediately see great success however, and the studio will soon go bust.

With new forms of art, new forms of crime, and a continuing of binge drinking, it seems the cultural world is changing extraordinarily quickly and staying the same in all the wrong ways - at least for some. The Church takes notice to these changes with discomfort, and creates an index of banned cultural works. 

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Al Capone, Prohibition, and the American Dream | B2W: ZEITGEIST! I E.16 - Summer 1922

The Prohibition era is still just getting started, but criminal enterprises have already sprung up everywhere to supply thirsty American's with their drink. In the "summer of sin" of 1922, one man in particular is making waves in the Chicago underworld. Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TimeGhostHistory Subscribe to our World War Two series: https://www.youtube.com/c/worldwartwo?sub_confirmation=1 Like TimeGhost on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TimeGhost-1667151356690693/ Hosted by: Indy Neidell Written by: Francis van Berkel Director: Astrid Deinhard Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson, Bodo Rittenauer Creative Producer: Maria Kyhle Post-Production Director: Wieke Kapteijns Research by: Francis van Berkel and Lewis Braithwaite Image Research by: Daniel Weiss Edited by: Daniel Weiss Sound design: Marek Kamiński Colorizations: Daniel Weiss - https://www.facebook.com/TheYankeeColorizer Sources: Library of Congress Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound - One More for the Road - Golden Age Radio - London - Howard Harper-Barnes - Infinity Pool & Pool Tables - Mythical Score Society - Rush of Blood - Reynard Seidel - It's Not a Game - Philip Ayers - Please Hear Me Out STEMS INSTRUMENTS - Philip Ayers - Not Safe Yet - Gunnar Johnsen - On the Edge of Change - Brightarm Orchestra - British Royalty - Trailer Worx - Break Free - Fabien Tell - Steps in Time - Golden Age Radio - Magnificent March 3 - Johannes Bornlöf Archive by Screenocean/Reuters https://www.screenocean.com. A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.

Comments

Anonymous

I thoroughly enjoyed this episode. One of my ancestors was a bootlegger. Mom remembered a barrel of schnapps at her grandmother's place. While at university, I exchanged anecdotes with other Jewish American boomers about our bootlegging ancestry.

Anonymous

Wow.. really good lesson today. Thanks team!

Eric Johnson

2022? Does Indy's Ties allow for Future Time Travel?

Anonymous

I am new to your patreon. Where do I post questions/suggestions for Out Of The Foxholes?

Anonymous
>>58068828

My great-uncle was a bootlegger in the Midwest. There is a tombstone in the local cemetery with a brass plate held on by four screws, the base of the stone is hollow. This is one of the spots where he stashed his hooch.

Anonymous
>>58068828

Also, after Prohibition was repealed he opened an antique/collectible store, and bought a bakery in Davenport, Iowa. I believe he was actually a teetotaler, thus he was able to save up a tidy sum.

Anonymous

I wrote a whole book about Al Capone's brother, Vincenzo Capone, aka, Richard "Two Gun" Hart. He was a Prohibition officer in Nebraska and was extremely successful at it. I would love to chat with you about it as I think it would be a great addition to your series. The book is called Two Gun Hart: Lawman, Cowboy, and Long-Lost Brother of Al Capone. (Also, Indy might be particularly interested in his time in World War I. He was decorated with a sharpshooter medal personally by General Pershing.)

Anonymous

Also, to answer something in this episode, the story I heard regarding why Al joined Torrio in Chicago is because his father died. Al was actually looking to get out of the rackets because he had gotten married and had a child. But according to Italian tradition, when the father dies, the oldest son takes over. Vincenzo was the oldest, but he had run away from home. Raphael and Salvatore (Ralph and Frank) were next, but they were always in trouble with the law, (even more than Al,) so it fell on Al's shoulders to take care of both his own family and his mother's family. That was when Torrio's offer came to him, so he took it.

John R Sowerby

One other think between Capone and Disney... They were both staunchly anti-communist...

Anonymous

Irony: Disney was famous for making family friendly cartoons while DeMille was making vice popular onscreen. Yet today DeMIlle is remembered for his Bible epics and Disney today (the company, not the man) is embroiled in controversy over their modern corporate views of what constitutes family friendly entertainment.

Anonymous

Bandwagon mentioned Al Capone's older brother, Vincenzo. He later changed his name to Richard James Hart and remained alienated from his gangster brothers Al, Frank, and Ralph. He served honorably in WWI as an Army officer, then became a Prohibition agent, later a special agent for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the northwest, and ended up as a justice of the peace.

Anonymous

Am I the only one who thought there was going to be a twist ending to the story at the beginning at Indy would say that the drunk driver was Walt Disney?

Anonymous

Awesome vid, keep up the good work!