Black Hand Strawman: The History of Organized Crime in KC

March. 20,2009      
Rating:
5.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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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Reviews

Contentar
2009/03/20

Best movie of this year hands down!

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Console
2009/03/21

best movie i've ever seen.

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Casey Duggan
2009/03/22

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

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Fleur
2009/03/23

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

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