My grandmother knew all those guys, and many were at her house on any given Sunday for dinner. She was a young teenager back then and lived a lavish lifestyle. Her father disappeared in 1931 while on his way to Chicago. He was never heard from again, nor seen. His body was never recovered. Her mother kept asking where her husband was, and Luciano himself told her she has to stop asking about him and not to come around anymore. It is believed that was the final move for Luciano”s rise to the top. I knew my great grandmother, she died when I was about 7. Listening to my grandmother talk of her memories was amazing. She told of one time during a gathering at her house there was a raid, and several of the men gave her and her sisters their guns to hold knowing they wouldn’t be searched. My grandmother hiding the gun of a gangster in her purse. Shocking, lol. She went to Frankie Yale’s funeral, she was much younger then, but couldn’t get over the crowd size and flowers. My grandmother passed away some time ago, before the internet was around. I should have documented her memoirs, they were so interesting. I have a set of demitasse spoons from the restaurant her father had in Coney Island, which is known for a few events that transpired. I never got the chance to meet my great grandfather like I did with his wife. Who knows if he would have lived to a ripe old age, but Lucky saw to it that he didn’t. Hey, that was the life back then. They all knew it. Watch your enemies close, but watch your friends closer.

My grandfather was one of the sailors that got his autograph on a California menu. He had it framed and now I have it since he passed it down to me.

Crazy how Castro became public enemy number 1 when he shut down mob owned casinos and the drug flow pipeline out of Cuba to the u.s. One would think the U.S. would be grateful Castro did that because it impedes the flow of drugs in the U.S. but nah, he must’ve upset a lot of ppl by interrupting that cash flow and therefore had to answer for that!! They should do a documentary about his life. Would make for a great movie!

Gangsters always had the coolest names.

I respect lucky Luciano because he's one of the few who would work with the brothas,such as bumpy jhonson

The Mob is just The light version of the government

It's nice that Danny Bonaduce was gainfully employed for 44 minutes.

21:59 "Meyer Nansky...Nansky" lmfao

They talk about Luciano like he was an ugly man,im male and NOT gay,yet i think this guy is a handsome dude,classic gangster face-you can see intelligence in thise eyes and the cunning and darkness too,but he was always dressed to the nines-what man wouldn't want to be like Luciano??

Lucky Luciano was the true God father.

Dude in the thumbnail....his hair is it’s own crime family.

Marc Lawrence = Carlo Gambino in the HBO movie "Gotti" with Armand Assante. Classic flick. What's crazier is, he used to kick it with lucky...that movie came out in the 90's lol

Chairman of the mob doesn't get much better than that !!!!

Lucky had brains.

12:39 - Marc Lawrence, friend of lucky. He played the boss in the 1996 gotti movie, carlo Gambino. Knew I saw that man somewhere. Good movie, worth a watch if you haven't.

"In ONE name Thomas A Dewey". In my Conor McGregor voice..."Who the fook is that guy".🍻😂GTF outta here.

"The Chairman" was how Frank Costello was called, who was much more of a sophisticated guy. Lucania's nickname has always been just "Lucky". Besides - sure as hell "Lucky" had always great respect in the mob, but is credited for many things he didn't do, like "creating the five families" - the "5 Families" already existed, before Lucania became "big in the game" - the mere idea of an "all-American" mob-organization was already "in the air" and it was put into practice by Sal Maranzano.

They should never deport him

John Davis at 23:09, is Jacki Onassis cousin, Their mothers were sisters.

Lucky was the biggest and most important mafia boss of all time he organized organized crime

My dad use to caddy for Lucky in Hot springs Arkansas, he paid my dad really well. Lucky had a girlfriend and she send a can to pick my dad up and take him shopping.

Ahhh, the good old days when gangsters had some class...

luchy was larger than al capone

Bugsy looked like a 6ft, 12 year old. Lucky seems to be a better looking fella in my opinion

He Would have made el Chapo proud

Is this narrator Danny Bonaduce?

He stayed in Arkansas with my grandfather. In the Arlington Hotel.

(11m35) Buffalo is a bordertown near Niagara Falls. During the Prohibition Era it was perfect for smugglers of liquor which created a big crime syndicate.

So what your saying is before he became a legendary gangster he was a snitch

Danny Bonaduce narrator? He did a great job.

Salvatore Lucania alias Charles Lucky Luciano

Love this guy he was a real visionary I really admire him so much he , lansky , and bugsy had a great vision and I believe lansky is just as responsible for Lucky's success as lucky himself . Lucky left big shoes 2 fill & I believe that the next big gangata is Tony accardo and Paul Ricca I believe that it takes 2 to make amazing bosses no disrespect to all the other Don's but I believe lucky , accardo , and Ricca are hands down the most impressive Don's don't get me wrong Capone was a legend Gotti was a legend but they are mostly remembered for their ruthlessness and violence each are all great in their own right . I find mobsters so intruiging wish I was around back then 2 see first hand long live lucky Luciano

The last testament of lucky luciano is a very good read

Lucky ratted?!? I never knew this. Omerta!

The people who claimed Lucky Luciano was too ugly to look at our mostly Fat Slobs that no one wants to look at!

Some of them were inherently crazy, but untreated syphilis contributed their mental status, especially Capone.

The real O G ..

Yo the guy with glasses hates on lucky every time he’s interviewed 😂😂

Love how he came to Arkansas it's where I'm from & hot springs was once a mobsters paradise

Smartest of them my opinion of course from 👀 from the OUTSIDE.

Boss of all bosses 💯

Politics ain't changed much in old new yoke

old woman talks about how lucky made her wet. did they nead to include that

I'm using this vid to help study for yay gansters exam lol

His jail time was a little high for the charges. He never should have taken the stand.

i love history- imagine being able to connect Fidel Castro with Lucky Luciano

Oh Jack Perkins how I love to fall asleep to your wonderful voice.

Maybe his parents should have visited him in prison

He was great, but he never had the makings of a varsity athlete.

I don't think author, John Davis, should be talking about other people's looks.

That ma nigga Luciano Real G

Lucky Luciano,, the real Gangsters, Gangster.

They should run the country .we need them right now.

I thought he was a handsome exotic man

Nglucky Nngluciano. Maddening.

1:11 calm down old lady

The 70 year old Annie lady with the too much info😫

One of the greatest criminal master minds in the history of Crime if only the Hispanics in California could follow suite doing away with geographical boundaries if they did away with northern Hispanic and southern Hispanic violence it would only strengthen the Mexican American culture and that would have a major effect on all business ligit or not

Charles Lucania "Lucky Luciano"

He was a clever git

My Great uncle Leonardo Scarnici walked into a sit down and got the contract to kill Mad Dog Coll. That's a FACT. He was killed in the chair at Sing Sing in '35. Dual execution with Eva Coo who killed her husband. My Grandfather, Momo, did time with Lucky at Dannemora, NY.

What an interesting life he had. My ex wife’s grandfather was a gangster in Naples. His surname was Roccia. He knifed someone to death. He fled to Paris where he married then came to London. He was a nice old man and told me many stories about his life in Italy.

At 5:34 did they say he was a Rat?nobody never talks about that when it comes to Mob!

In Italian the last name is actually pronounced Loo-chee-ahn-oe. In Italian c's are pronounced "ch" when they precede vowels.

Is it bad to say I think Lucky was very Handsome? I’ve always been attracted to Italians for some reason! I’m half Irish and half French Canadian lol and a red head!

Love Jack Perkins. His voice is so soothing

I like Mrs Bee Sedway,she's a good woman,down to earth and honest,bless her soul.

I didn't know he snitched.

Is this narrated by Danny Bonaduce ?

That’s Bugsy Siegel on the couch, not Luciano.

Everyone in comments that reply can someone agree wish all mafias can never come in america in apart to commit crimes and they would likely to have hate crimes also other kinds or other people to have fear and stereotypes even hate crimes even hate groups wish the mafias need to be stop even gangs and more other sins and vices for real. More heroes saves us all.

Today the Cartels makes the Mafia look like the mickey mouse club. They are way more vicious and powerful. Well organized. As in boxing. A new fighter comes along and takes the champioship away from the champ. It's a cycle that never ends.

Forgetaboutit

I Am The Boss Of Bosses !!!

Do one on Carmine gallanti!

They make him seem like a generous guy helping some poor Italians, but there is a long, long trail of body's behind that help. Agony, pain, suffering, robbery, murder, childless children, addicted children....he may have done some good things but he created a mess.

Lucky Luciano, Al Capone, are my favorite mobsters and the Lucchese Family is my favorite mob family of the 5 families

Rest In Peace I respect Lucky.

Sad...... hating people but sleeping with the women...... black.. asian.. greman.... women

He had to do it to em

I've heard he got the "Lucky" nickname before the failed hit on him. I forget what the reason he got it was, but the name is older than the murder attempt.

My Sicilian friends call me lucky. I asked them why. They said , you look like lucky, luciano. I said ok.

Lucky you..

It seems if you are a successful criminal, fame is not what you would want. It helped take down Capone, Luciano, Gotti & others. An honest living is safer.....& always pay your taxes.

My husband told me a story about Lucky coming into his Uncle's bar in Kentucky. The government done him so wrong.

It's sad that the government would go to bed with the mafia.

*rants in italian

It's never enough

The intermittent cuts to John Davis who looks and talks like Bella L.. has GOT to go. Can ANYONE take that doofus seriously ??

F-ck that, for all the aid the BOSS gave the country in it's time of need, aid no other person could possibly muster, he should of received a FULL pardon and set free .......

Aldo De Lisi is what Al Pacino will look like

"When lucky walked into the room I didn't realize at the time, but I know now, it would make me stupid wet. "

Im with the mob

At the end of the day I guess he was not so lucky after all

I love the stories about the mob, but I just can't help thinking about ALL the lives lost during this era, was it All worth it in the end? The tragic way some innocent people who was caught up in the ambush, who were just walking down the street and didn't see it coming,it was A very traumatic turn of events.sad indeed.😐

Wow he snitched.......

Luciano didn't have Siegal Killed. Meyer Lansky did, and his bosses in Chicago.

R.I.P bugsy

Not something I would have chosen to watch normally , but I found it quite interesting . So does anyone know if he sired any children with all his conquests . I guess we would know if they wanted us to .

Can't buy a second more to live God Almighty is the final authority.