The Adventures of Lieutenant Petrosino (1912)

The story of Lt. Joseph Petrosino, an Italian-American New York City police detective, who was assigned to investigate the Sicilian Mafia, which was beginning to become a major problem in New York. He did such a good job that the city sent him to Sicily to gather information on the Sicily/New York Mafia connections. He was murdered in Palermo by Mafia gunmen.

Released Nov. 4, 1912 47 min None+

Genres: Drama

Keywords: imdb.italian-american-cop, imdb.palermo-italy, imdb.character-name-in-title, imdb.mafia, imdb.sicily, imdb.detective, imdb.cosa-nostra, aspectratio.1-33-1

Production Companies: Feature Photoplay Company

Country: United States
Production Country: United States
Languages: English