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Kings of Coke

Back in those days,things were really, really happening Back in those days,"Imagine this...

Back in those days,
things were really, really happening Back in those days,
things were really, really happening in Montreal. You say to yourself:
"Imagine this happening today?" It was a crazy, crazy time.
Everybody was a bank robber

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Back in those days, things were really, really happening
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Back in those days, things were really, really happening
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in Montreal. You say to yourself: "Imagine this happening today?"
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It was a crazy, crazy time. Everybody was a bank robber.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:12
Uploaded
May 03, 2025
Genres
documentary, crime, history
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

A ragtag gang of Irish bank robbers from Montreal rose to become one of North America's most feared criminal organizations.
By the time he was 19, - Kings of Coke 00:07
By the time he was 19,
If you opened at nine, they were there with a gun to your head - Kings of Coke 00:09
If you opened at nine, they were there with a gun to your he...
In his 20's he's involved in armed robberies. - Kings of Coke 00:04
In his 20's he's involved in armed robberies.
He goes on a trip to the U.S. with some guys - Kings of Coke 00:08
He goes on a trip to the U.S. with some guys
He was in a penitentiary for five years in the U.S. - Kings of Coke 00:05
He was in a penitentiary for five years in the U.S.
Now 30 years old, he comes back to Montreal - Kings of Coke 00:08
Now 30 years old, he comes back to Montreal
In 1961, I was 22 years old - Kings of Coke 00:06
In 1961, I was 22 years old
You made yourself a reputation, you know, - Kings of Coke 00:05
You made yourself a reputation, you know,
Andre Savard - - Kings of Coke 00:07
Andre Savard -
You know, I'm armed with a gun and I'm a police officer - Kings of Coke 00:06
You know, I'm armed with a gun and I'm a police of...
If you do, well, who knows what's going to happen. - Kings of Coke 00:04
If you do, well, who knows what's going to happen.
So I needed some action, some real police work. - Kings of Coke 00:05
So I needed some action, some real police work.
The hold up squad was busier than at any other time, - Kings of Coke 00:07
The hold up squad was busier than at any other time,
That started the whole thing with me working at the Holdup Squad. - Kings of Coke 00:05
That started the whole thing with me working at the Holdup S...
The West End Gang were considered good 'bad guys' in the sense that - Kings of Coke 00:10
The West End Gang were considered good 'bad guys' ...
There was a guy John Slawvey, that was part of the Gang. - Kings of Coke 00:05
There was a guy John Slawvey, that was part of the Gang.
They called him Big John, Big John Slawvey, - Kings of Coke 00:08
They called him Big John, Big John Slawvey,
And he also was really mean. - Kings of Coke 00:04
And he also was really mean.
There was a cop that was doing traffic, he was in front of Simpsons - Kings of Coke 00:17
There was a cop that was doing traffic, he was in front of S...
They could have left, - Kings of Coke 00:10
They could have left,