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The Sinatra Kidnapping
The Sinatra Kidnapping
(1999)
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Synopsis:
Examines the kidnapping of Frank Sinatra Jr. from Harrah's Casino in Lake Tahoe, Nevada on December 8, 1963. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, FBI director J. Edgar Hoover and Chicago mob boss Sam Giancana all phoned Sinatra Sr. to offer their help. Over the next 53 hours, Frank Sr. took a series of calls from the kidnappers. He paid $240,000 in ransom and his son was safely returned on December 10th. The three kidnappers, Barry Keenan, Joseph Amsler and John Irwin, were in custody by December 14th. As the trial approached, defense attorneys hinted that Frank Sinatra Jr. had a hand in the abduction as a way of getting publicity for his new singing career. All three defendants were convicted but the "publicity stunt" defense has haunted Frank Jr. Twenty-five years later, Frank Jr. has filed a lawsuit to prevent the kidnappers from making money off a feature film about the abduction.
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Cast
Name
Credits
Bill Kurtis
Host
Company
Name
Credits
Kurtis Productions
Production Company
Towers Productions
Production Company
Writers
Name
Credits
Jeff Martin
Writer
Patricia Lofthouse
Story By story editor
Producers
Name
Credits
Bill Kurtis
Executive Producer
Jonathan Towers
Executive Producer
Jonathan Towers
Producer series producer
Michael Cascio
Executive Producer
Gayle Gilman
Producer supervising producer
Jeff Martin
Producer
Nicole Rittenmeyer
Associate Producer
Production Management
Name
Credits
Laura Fleury
Line Producer coordinating producer
Editor
Name
Credits
Jeff Martin
Editor off-line editor
Dave Abott
On-Line Editor
Thom Heinz
Editor
Camera, Film & Tape
Name
Credits
Ken Preston
Camera
David J Frederick
Camera
Mark Eveslage
Camera
Ted Esko
Camera
Jerry Jacob
Camera