EPISODE 18

The LAWLESS YEARS is the Tommy gun-blazing story of New York's notorious gangland bootleggers, bookmakers, and hired killers. This authentic docudrama is based on the real-life cases of Detective Barney Ruditsky, commanding officer of the city's famed Gangster Squad. THE SONNY ROSEN STORY Aired May 19, 1961, Season 1 Episode 18 Stars: James Gregory, John Gabriel, Dorothy Adams Director: James Neilson High-society scion Sonny Rosen is kidnapped, and $100,000 in ransom is demanded from his terrified parents.

S1E18

The Lawless Years

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Synopsis

Detective Barney Ruditsky of New York's elite Gangster Squad targets a powerful crime boss known as "The Big Man," whose network of bootleggers and hired killers threatens to destabilize the city's underworld during Prohibition.

Drama