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The Genna Brothers

In the years following WWI, there was a flood of European immigrants into the USA. In the early 1920s, the 6 Genna brothers, place of origin Sicily, were headed to Chicago. The Genna brothers are nothing but a gang of bullies, and in a few short years they are the ruling lords of Little Italy, an Italian neighborhood in Chicago. One night, as the 6 Gennas are beating up a street vendor, Agent Enrico Rossi whales into them. The leader, Mike Genna, asks if he knows who they are; Rossi says, ""Yeah, the Genna brothers-- one rat with 6 heads!"" Mike Genna says that Enrico Rossi is Italian, just like them; Rossi says he's ashamed. There are many illegal immigrants in Little Italy, and over 1,300 of them were smuggled in by the Genna brothers, who force them to make booze in small stills in their homes, to supply Capone-- over 1,300 cookers, each making a gallon a day; 40,000 gallons a month; almost half a million gallons a year for Capone. Many's the time that Eliot Ness and Rossi and L

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  • Originally Aired November 2, 1961
  • Runtime 50 minutes
  • Network ABC (US)
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  • Created February 13, 2020 by
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  • Modified July 11, 2022 by
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Name Type Role
Harry Kronman Writer
Eugene Iglesias Guest Star
A.G. Vitanza Guest Star
Charlie Picerni Guest Star
Grant Richards Guest Star
William Tannen Guest Star
Antony Carbone Guest Star
Marc Lawrence Guest Star
Frank Puglia Guest Star
Arlene Martel Guest Star
Steve Gravers Guest Star
Peter Coe Guest Star
Paul Wendkos Director