Timewatch · SEASON 14
The Projection Racket
Episode 10 · 1995-11-05
- Documentary
Episode overview
The 1930s were a golden age for Hollywood and its gangster films. But behind the screen, the Mob was turning a small-time protection racket targeting projectionists into a million-dollar shakedown. What began as extortion soon became a mutually beneficial arrangement. Timewatch went to Hollywood and Chicago to uncover the story of how movie moguls and Mobsters joined forces to keep the dream factory going, whatever the cost.
50 minutes
Season 14 episodes
1. Out of the Ashes1995-01-11
2. Uncle Ho and Uncle Sam1995-03-23
3. The BBC in Vietnam1995-03-30
4. The Life and Loves of Oscar Wilde1995-04-15
5. Special: Biafra - Fighting a War without Guns1995-07-23
6. Evidence of Vikings1995-10-08
7. The True Story of Pocahontas1995-10-15
8. Kamikaze1995-10-22
9. Quiet Revolution1995-10-29
10. The Projection Racket1995-11-05
11. Tanks - Wonder Weapon of WW1?1995-11-12
