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Casino Jack (released in certain territories as Bagman) is a 2010 biographical crime drama directed by George Hickenlooper and starring Kevin Spacey.The film focuses on the career of Washington, D.C., lobbyist and businessman Jack Abramoff, who was involved in a massive corruption scandal that led to his conviction as well as the conviction of two White House officials, Rep. Bob Ney, and nine ...
The term bagman (or bag man) has different meanings in different countries. One group of definitions centers on the idea of traveling. In British usage, "bagman" is a term for a traveling salesman, first known from 1808. [1] In Australian usage, it can mean a tramp or homeless man. [2] [3] However, many other definitions center around money.
The Bag Man (also known as Motel or The Carrier) is a 2014 neo-noir crime thriller film directed by David Grovic. It is based on an original screenplay by James Russo and a rewrite by David Grovic and Paul Conway and an inspiration of The Cat: A Tale of Feminine Redemption by Marie-Louise von Franz. [2]
Der Mann mit dem Sack (the man with the bag) by Abraham Bach der Ältere. Sinterklaas and Zwarte Piet with naughty children, 1885 Gruss vom Krampus, ca. 1900. The Sack Man (also called the Bag Man or Man with the Bag/Sack) is a figure similar to the bogeyman, portrayed as a man with a sack on his back who carries naughty children away.
A bagman or bag man is a collector of dirty money for organized crime. Bagman may also refer to: Bagman, a 1982 French platform arcade game; Bagman, a biochip containing the personality of a fallen comrade in the 2000AD comic Rogue Trooper; Bagman, a 2010 film about Jack Abramoff
The "man with the bag" is a reference to Santa Claus, who drops off presents from his sleigh to people who have been "extra special good". [ 2 ] The song was originally made popular by Kay Starr and regularly appeared on Billboard ' s list of most popular Christmas songs in the early 1950s.
He was reportedly embarrassed about appearing on the show, so—with the director's permission—he put a paper bag over his head with holes for his eyes and mouth, memorized a few old jokes and burst onto the show as "The Unknown Comic". The character, a frenetic speed-jokester in smarmy attire, was a hit, and developed a cult following. [3]
The Bagman Camps Again aired in July 1945 [12] and was performed again in April 1954. [13]Reviewing the latter, Geoffrey Thomas of ABC Weekly said "of these four tales the best were of the outback postman and the letter that would not be delivered to the wrong address, and of the stone man standing upright on the bottom of the sea.