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Mafia Spies

There wasan 800-seat auditorium, and people would arrive and then they'd getinto...

[soft music] There was
an 800-seat auditorium, and people would arrive and then they'd get
into gondolas, and then they'd come
into the auditorium. My father, he ordered
two gondolas from Italy to ride on the river. And you didn't have to pay
for it, either. It was the most romantic place
you'd ever want to be

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There was an 800-seat auditorium,
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and people would arrive
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and then they'd get into gondolas,
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and then they'd come into the auditorium.
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My father, he ordered two gondolas from Italy
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to ride on the river.
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And you didn't have to pay for it, either.
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It was the most romantic place you'd ever want to be.
Duration
28 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:12
Uploaded
Apr 08, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
Genres
documentary

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Movie Summary

Reveals the startling tale of the CIA's, the mob's, and Sinatra's Rat Pack's connections from Vegas to Miami to Havana, exploring America's most amazing espionage operations ever.
S01 • E01 So they thought that was true in the world, - Mafia Spies 00:08
So they thought that was true in the world,
S01 • E02 And then in 1956, after Jack Dragna died, - Mafia Spies 00:16
And then in 1956, after Jack Dragna died,
S01 • E03 But when Giancana's wife died, all that changed. - Mafia Spies 00:57
But when Giancana's wife died, all that changed.
S01 • E05 [dramatic music] - Mafia Spies 00:10
[dramatic music]
S01 • E05 [change rattling] - Mafia Spies 00:47
[change rattling]
S01 • E04 You better do something about this show." - Mafia Spies 00:10
You better do something about this show."
S01 • E04 Make them Jews?" - Mafia Spies 00:15
Make them Jews?"
S01 • E03 My father would get up early in the morning - Mafia Spies 00:33
My father would get up early in the morning
S01 • E04 And then Frank made Desi aware - Mafia Spies 00:13
And then Frank made Desi aware
S01 • E04 Desi Arnaz backs off. - Mafia Spies 00:10
Desi Arnaz backs off.
S01 • E04 He makes one of the good guys in the show, a cop, - Mafia Spies 00:22
He makes one of the good guys in the show, a cop,
S01 • E05 Also, there's Dean on stage singing - Mafia Spies 00:34
Also, there's Dean on stage singing
S01 • E03 And of course Giancana's on board this - Mafia Spies 00:12
And of course Giancana's on board this
S01 • E03 It puts the plans to kill Castro at risk. - Mafia Spies 00:12
It puts the plans to kill Castro at risk.
S01 • E04 [fireworks popping] - Mafia Spies 00:11
[fireworks popping]
S01 • E03 [bar chatter] - Mafia Spies 00:16
[bar chatter]
S01 • E02 The CIA's expert in poison was Sidney Gottlieb. - Mafia Spies 00:12
The CIA's expert in poison was Sidney Gottlieb.
S01 • E03 They played golf, and the government was - Mafia Spies 00:27
They played golf, and the government was
S01 • E02 He had a license to kill issued by the U.S. government - Mafia Spies 00:19
He had a license to kill issued by the U.S. government
S01 • E05 Well, they had a successful fire, as they say. - Mafia Spies 00:05
Well, they had a successful fire, as they say.