The Adventures of Lieutenant Petrosino

Overview

The story of Lt. Joseph Petrosino, an Italian-American New York City police detective, who was assigned to investigate the Sicilian Mafia, which was beginning to become a major problem in New York. He did such a good job that the city sent him to Sicily to gather information on the Sicily/New York Mafia connections. He was murdered in Palermo by Mafia gunmen.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 4, 1912

Original language

English

Director

Sidney M. Goldin

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0001998