Al Capone (film) and makes a play for Maureen Flannery, the widow of one of Colosimo's men. Weiss and Moran return the favor by ordering Torrio to be shot. Capone retaliates by killing Weiss and forcing merchants throughout the city to pay for "protection." A sergeant in the Chicago police, Schaefer, is promoted to captain and vows to end the bloodshed and extortion and put Capone behind bars. With the heat on from the cops, a crooked newspaperman named Keely tries to bribe Schaefer but fails. He persuades Capone to move to Florida until things cool down. From a safe distance, Capone masterminds
The Gangster Chronicles The Gangster Chronicles The Gangster Chronicles is an NBC American television crime drama miniseries starring Michael Nouri, Joe Penny, Jon Polito, Louis Giambalvo, Kathleen Lloyd, Madeleine Stowe, Chad Redding, Markie Post, Allan Arbus, James Andronica, Robert Davi, Joseph Mascolo, and narrated by E.G. Marshall. A historically-based crime drama about the lives of gangsters Bugsy Siegel, Lucky Luciano and Al Capone. There were 13 60-minute episodes. The series was narrated by E. G. Marshall. "Gangster Wars" is a 1981 crime film directed by Richard C. Sarafian and based on the original Gangster Chronicles telecast. The film tells the story of three