That episode in the movie was interesting because it fed into the myth the movie was pushing, of one demonic man being in control. I read somewhere that what actually happened was that Capone led a mob of his men in beating two of their fellows to death for some reason.
The other historical fact I found after seeing that movie was that the real Frank Nitty was not thrown off a roof, but was one of two men who took over running the mob after Capone went to jail.
So the mob was not really one man's domain; it acted as a group and had continuity. Too bad for Harper that he confused myth with reality.
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That episode in the movie was interesting because it fed into the myth the movie was pushing, of one demonic man being in control. I read somewhere that what actually happened was that Capone led a mob of his men in beating two of their fellows to death for some reason.
The other historical fact I found after seeing that movie was that the real Frank Nitty was not thrown off a roof, but was one of two men who took over running the mob after Capone went to jail.
So the mob was not really one man's domain; it acted as a group and had continuity. Too bad for Harper that he confused myth with reality.
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