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breadguy · 09-21-2005, 12:44 AM

does anyone have a miniseries from the 80's called the gangster chronicles
starred joe penny as ben bugsy seagel the mobster and his friends lucky luciano and a guy called michael lasker aka meyer lansky
joe penny was the star of rip tide and jake and the fatman,
great series 13 1 hour shows and a 3hr miniseries

great series

tdubel · 09-21-2005, 09:35 AM

Hi,
Oh boy, would I love to find all of the eps!

I do have from Europe the originally released VHS of Gangster Chronicles 1 and Gangster Chronicles 2, which if I remember correctly is the original uncut and unedited mini series that started the series. The USA released tape was edited (have that too).

As for the following television eps, i have not been able to locate and it is on my holy grail of want lists.

If anyone else has any info, pls post.

Tom

RedWhine56 · 09-21-2005, 12:05 PM

I don't recall this series, nor do I have it. BUT...I've always wondered why Joe Penny hasn't been seen much in the past ~20 years. Very handsome guy & I thought he seemed to do a good job in all the shows I'd seen him in. There's even a remainder of a bad taste in my mouth from one of the made for tv movies where he played a married cop who killed his pregnant girlfriend. He is still alive, isn't he?

debwalsh · 09-21-2005, 01:03 PM

I never saw this show, but I just checked IMDB to see if Penny is still around - and he's still going strong. Looks like he's appeared in all of the Jane Doe films done for Hallmark, among a lot of other stuff. He hasn't been sitting on his hands the last 20 years! :>

RedWhine56 · 09-21-2005, 01:31 PM

Thanks, Deb! I'll have to check into some of those shows!

09-21-2005, 12:44 AM	#1
breadguy Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: south carolina Posts: 112	looking for this series does anyone have a miniseries from the 80's called the gangster chronicles starred joe penny as ben bugsy seagel the mobster and his friends lucky luciano and a guy called michael lasker aka meyer lansky joe penny was the star of rip tide and jake and the fatman, great series 13 1 hour shows and a 3hr miniseries great series

09-21-2005, 09:35 AM	#2
tdubel Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 08, 2002 Posts: 677	Partial Have Hi, Oh boy, would I love to find all of the eps! I do have from Europe the originally released VHS of Gangster Chronicles 1 and Gangster Chronicles 2, which if I remember correctly is the original uncut and unedited mini series that started the series. The USA released tape was edited (have that too). As for the following television eps, i have not been able to locate and it is on my holy grail of want lists. If anyone else has any info, pls post. Tom

09-21-2005, 01:03 PM	#4
debwalsh Ancient Archivist Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 23, 2004 Location: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Posts: 503	I never saw this show, but I just checked IMDB to see if Penny is still around - and he's still going strong. Looks like he's appeared in all of the Jane Doe films done for Hallmark, among a lot of other stuff. He hasn't been sitting on his hands the last 20 years! :>
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09-21-2005, 12:05 PM	#3
RedWhine56 Sleigh? What sleigh? Forum Regular Join Date: Aug 03, 2005 Location: In the "Secret Room" with the cronies! Posts: 756	I don't recall this series, nor do I have it. BUT...I've always wondered why Joe Penny hasn't been seen much in the past ~20 years. Very handsome guy & I thought he seemed to do a good job in all the shows I'd seen him in. There's even a remainder of a bad taste in my mouth from one of the made for tv movies where he played a married cop who killed his pregnant girlfriend. He is still alive, isn't he?

09-21-2005, 01:31 PM	#5
RedWhine56 Sleigh? What sleigh? Forum Regular Join Date: Aug 03, 2005 Location: In the "Secret Room" with the cronies! Posts: 756	Thanks, Deb! I'll have to check into some of those shows!