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.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Westgate Productions, Tribune Entertainment
Keywords
- chicago, illinois
- prohibition era
- vault
- crime boss
- mafia boss
- organized crime
- mafia
- sicilian mafia
- crime syndicate
- news
- 1930s
- syndicated
Links
Top Cast
Geraldo Rivera as Himself
Al Capone as Himself (archive footage)
Doug Llewelyn as Himself
Patricia J. Porter as Herself
Charles 'Buddy' Rogers as Himself (as Buddy Rogers)
Louise Rolfe as Herself
Robert St. John as Himself
Robert Stein as Himself
Top Crew
Bill Foster · Director
Alex Pomasanoff · Writer
Joel Hermann · Editor
Jayme Wing · Editor
John Joslyn · Producer
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