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Catch .44 is a 2011 American crime thriller film written and directed by Aaron Harvey and starring Forest Whitaker, Bruce Willis, Malin Åkerman, Nikki Reed, Deborah Ann Woll, and Brad Dourif. Plot [ edit ]
Albert "Caesar" Tocco (August 9, 1929 – September 21, 2005) was an American mobster and high-ranking member of the Chicago Outfit during the 1970s and 1980s. He was the mob boss of Chicago Heights, the south suburbs, and parts of Northern Indiana.
Frank "Frankie" LaPorte (October 7, 1901 – October 30, 1972) was an Italian–American racketeer in the Chicago Outfit. [1] He was the Chicago Heights caporegime during the early 20th century. His closest associates in bootlegging included Ross Prio, Louis Campagna and onetime Outfit boss, Al Capone. [2]
In 2010 he wrote and directed the feature film Catch .44 starring Malin Akerman, Forest Whitaker and Bruce Willis. [2] The film was released theatrically on December 9, 2011 by Anchor Bay Entertainment. After completion of Catch .44, Harvey joined with Megan Ellison (who was a producer on Catch .44) and helped set up Annapurna Pictures.
People from Chicago Heights, Illinois (1 C, 21 P) Pages in category "Chicago Heights, Illinois" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
Organized crime in Chicago (3 C, 8 P) Pages in category "Crime in Chicago" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
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Chicago saw a major rise in violent crime starting in the late 1960s. Murders in the city peaked in 1974, with 970 murders when the city's population was over three million, resulting in a murder rate of around 29 per 100,000, and again in 1992, with 943 murders when the city had fewer than three million people, resulting in a murder rate of 34 murders per 100,000 citizens.