The Mystery of Al Capone's Vaults (1986)
1h 34m
Running Time
April 21, 1986Release Date
The Mystery of Al Capone's Vaults (1986)
1h 34m
Running Time
April 21, 1986Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
The Mystery of Al Capone's Vaults is a two-hour live American television special that was broadcast in syndication on April 21, 1986, and hosted by Geraldo Rivera. It centered on the live opening of a secret vault in the Lexington Hotel in Chicago once owned by noted crime lord Al Capone.
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Cast & Crew.
Geraldo Rivera
Himself
Al Capone
Himself (archive footage)
Doug Llewelyn
Himself / Producer
Patricia J. Porter
Herself / Technical Advisor
Charles "Buddy" Rogers
Himself (as Buddy Rogers)
Louise Rolfe
Herself
Robert St. John
Himself
Robert Stein
Himself
Vern Whaley
Himself
Emery Zerick
Himself
Vern Whaley
Self
Allan Grafman
Executive Producer
John Joslyn
Producer
Jayme Wing
Editor
Sherwin Tarnoff
Special Effects Coordinator
Bill Foster
Director
Alex Pomasanoff
Writer
Christopher Kochoff
Associate Producer
Dara Marks
Production Executive
Linda Frank
Researcher
Michael Y. Graham
Researcher
Dick Hamilton
Music
Laura Lyons
Producer's Assistant
Richard Brown
Lighting Director
Joseph Weiss
Post Production Coordinator
Joel Hermann
Editor
Bill Cox
Editor
Kenneth Marangell
Editor
Bob Strutzel
Technical Supervisor
George Gorzelanczyk
Technical Supervisor
Stephen Zaehler
Technical Supervisor
Joseph Oher
Stage Director
Peter Hoffman Kimball
Stage Director
Jerry Conrad
Lighting Director
Darrell Rawson
Camera Operator
Don Hall
Camera Operator
Steve Wagner
Camera Operator
Don Srenaski
Camera Operator
Marc Claussen
Camera Operator
Willie Sneed
Camera Operator
Ted Ashton
Camera Operator
Lowell Ryman
Camera Operator
David Haylock
Camera Operator
Guy Woolley
Camera Operator
Jessie Pickett
Camera Operator
John Bidstrup
Camera Operator
Verne Blakeley
Camera Loader
Russ Rodriguez
Camera Loader
Rich Leigh
Camera Loader
Jack Stocker
Sound
Bob Kramer
Sound Assistant
Bill Frost
Sound Assistant
Leigh Shein
Sound Assistant
Felicity McKinney
Executive Assistant
Linda Arcari
Production Assistant
Chrissie Steffen
Production Assistant
Christine Weber
Production Assistant
Craig Smith
Production Accountant
Donna Grillo
Production Secretary
Carol Imwie
Wardrobe Designer
Julia Laughlin
Graphic Designer
Timothy Samuelson
Researcher
Jack Kassewitz
Researcher
Details.
Release DateApril 21, 1986
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 34m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
chicago
prohibition
vault
mafia boss
crime boss
organized crime
mafia
sicilian mafia
crime syndicate
news
1930s
syndicated
Wiki.
The Mystery of Al Capone's Vaults is a two-hour live American television special that was broadcast in syndication on April 21, 1986, and hosted by Geraldo Rivera. It centered on the live opening of a walled-off underground room in the Lexington Hotel in Chicago once owned by crime lord Al Capone, which turned out to be empty except for debris. Thirty million viewers watched, making it the highest rated syndicated special in history.