Black Hand Strawman: The History of Organized Crime in Kansas City
Film2009128 min
Directed by Terence Michael O'Malley
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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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
Cast & crew
Terence Michael O'MalleyNarratorBill Ouseley
Bill OuseleyInterviewee 1Explore the crew
- Director
- Terence Michael O'Malley
- Producer
- Terence Michael O'Malley