Danny Greene: The Rise and Fall of the Irishman

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DANNY GREENE: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE IRISHMAN is a documentary on the life and death of Cleveland’s legendary gangster and his battle with the Italian mob. Clint O’Connor of The Plain Dealer wrote: “Feeding America's appetite for mob stories with a grisly slice of Cleveland's criminal past, (this documentary) spotlights the gangster whose life was famously extinguished by a car bomb in a Lyndhurst parking lot. A fearless hood who grabbed headlines for years in the 1970s, Greene was a colorful character. He dressed in green, drove green cars, and embraced Irish history and Celtic lore. Alternately a union troubleshooter, embezzler, and enforcer, Greene dabbled in racketeering, gambling, and loan-sharking. He excelled at beating the rap, which may have been attributed to his other occupation: FBI informant. Police have long assumed that Greene conspired to take out Shondor Birns, a rival in Cleveland's numbers racket, and later mafia underboss Leo "Lips" Moceri, whose body was never found.” Tommy Reid interviews Danny’s nearest and dearest, including a nun, an ex-wife, and the cops who tried to bring him down. – B.B.

Sidebars	Standing Up Competition, Local Heroes
Producer	Tommy Reid, Kyle Jackson
Cinematography	Sven Tusak, Peter Dang
Editing	Brandon Sonnier
Principal Cast	Ed Kovacic, Rick Porrello, Tony Hughes, Carmen Marino, John Sommers, James Willis, Sister Barbra Eppich
Director Bio	Tommy Reid attended OSU and UCLA. He is the producer of “Kill the Irishman.”
Select Filmography	“7-10 Split” (2007), DANNY GREENE: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE IRISHMAN (2010), “Screwball: The Ted Whitfield Story” (2010)
Print Source	Dundee Entertainment, LLC tommyreid@gmail.com www.dundeeentertainment.com

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