Lucky Luciano - Chairman Of The Mob 

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.

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.

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

Gangsters always had the coolest names.

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!

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

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.

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

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

Lucky you..

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??

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

Lucky Luciano was the true God father.

The last testament of lucky luciano is a very good read

Can you please add captions?

Lucky had brains.

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

Danny Bonaduce narrator? He did a great job.

Gd work

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

Boss of all bosses 💯

"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.

(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.

Salvatore Lucania alias Charles Lucky Luciano

Do one on Carmine gallanti!

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

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

U can neva b INVINSIBLE 4eva but end of the day u sure as hell wod hv enjoyed it while it lasted dam str8 😎😎

It's never enough

Nglucky Nngluciano. Maddening.

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

luchy was larger than al capone

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

Is this narrator Danny Bonaduce?

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

Politics ain't changed much in old new yoke

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

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

They should never deport him

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

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

That ma nigga Luciano Real G

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.😐

He was a clever git

He had to do it to em

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

Love Jack Perkins. His voice is so soothing

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

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

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

Wow

The real O G ..

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

Lucky Luciano,, the real Gangsters, Gangster.

He Would have made el Chapo proud

Is this narrated by Danny Bonaduce ?

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.

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

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

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

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!

CEO/CFO 1$T

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

1:11 calm down old lady

Lucky Luciano was the best.

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

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

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.

Charles Lucania "Lucky Luciano"

Rest In Peace I respect Lucky.

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

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

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.

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

I thought he was a handsome exotic man

30:51 Big money

R.I.P bugsy

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

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

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 .

How can somebody convince people of joining him in what he did , other people could of taken him out as he was working his way up & take over wanting to be the main man

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

I didn't know he snitched.

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.

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.

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He was born Salvatore Lucania. He changed it to Luciano. Narrators and some writers incorrectly pronounce his name as Lu chee ano when Lu cee ano is correct.

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.

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

respect.

14:05, your welcome.

Aldo De Lisi is what Al Pacino will look like

Loo chee ahn oo

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

"GAMBINO FAMILY"

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