The Bootlegger

2016 • Documentary

The deadly shoot-out between US Coast Guard and bootleggers that precipitated the end of Prohibition.

A rogue CG Commander plots to eliminate a rum runner and its crew. When his machine gun jammed, the Captain survived. Newly released military intelligence files disprove the long-held theories of this dramatic historic event.

Director

Paul Madden

Writers

Paul Madden

Status

Released