Black Hand Strawman: The History of Organized Crime in Kansas City
Seen it?2009 | 128 min | Crime, Documentary, History
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Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, the curious and history buffs. If you loved O.J.: Made in America or The Departed, start here.
- The mood
- Gritty, eye-opening.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 2 hr 8 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
The film shines a light on Kansas City’s less glorious past when it was a major distribution hub for heroin in the 1930s and 1940s. Black Hand Strawman explains how Kansas City’s Mafia exercised control over the Teamsters Union Local 41 from the 1950s into the 1980s.
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Cast & crew
Directed by Terence Michael O'Malley
- Terence Michael O'MalleyNarrator
- Bill OuseleyInterviewee 1