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    The Shootout that Ended Prohibition
    Judges and Lawyers and Reporters, Oh My!
    • Oct 10, 2019
    • 1 min

    Judges and Lawyers and Reporters, Oh My!

    We had some new talent and returning talent join us at our studio set on Wednesday, October 9th. Forest Quaglia brought Captain Charlie...
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    Right as Rain
    • Oct 10, 2019
    • 1 min

    Right as Rain

    On the rainy, gloomy morning of October 8th our crew set sail on The Rum Runner II. We conducted an interview with producer John Taft....
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    Whitehall Museum House
    • Oct 10, 2019
    • 1 min

    Whitehall Museum House

    On Saturday, the fifth of October, the Colonial Dames of the Whitehall Museum House were kind enough to open their doors to us. The...
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    Make Yourself at Home
    • Oct 4, 2019
    • 1 min

    Make Yourself at Home

    This past Wednesday and Thursday our producers John and Patricia Taft had a full house for two action-packed shooting days. We had our...
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    You Can't Spell sMUGgler without 'Mug'
    • Sep 27, 2019
    • 1 min

    You Can't Spell sMUGgler without 'Mug'

    We are at the end of what was a very busy and productive week. Our offices were constantly buzzing with meetings! We also had a...
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    We are in production.
    • Aug 21, 2019
    • 1 min

    We are in production.

    Shot an important scene in our green screen studio on Aquidneck Avenue with actor Steven Hug who plays Reverend Rory Magoun of the...
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    Mugshots of Rum Runners and Bootleggers from Coast Guard files.
    • May 9, 2019
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    Mugshots of Rum Runners and Bootleggers from Coast Guard files.

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    Rum Runner "IDLE HOUR"
    • May 9, 2019
    • 1 min

    Rum Runner "IDLE HOUR"

    IDLE HOUR was based in East Greenwich and registered as a "yacht", but was well known as fast rum runner. The registered owner was 'Mary...
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    What the Black Duck Incident spot looks like today
    • May 9, 2019
    • 1 min

    What the Black Duck Incident spot looks like today

    ~ In 1929 the number 9 buoy in the East Passage was labeled number 1. Back then, lighted buoys were called ”Gas Buoys” because they were...
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    What really happened on the foggy night of Jan 29, 1929?
    • May 5, 2019
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    What really happened on the foggy night of Jan 29, 1929?

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    Many Questions after Black Duck Incident
    • May 5, 2019
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    Many Questions after Black Duck Incident

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    Captain Charles Travers in Newport Hospital
    • May 5, 2019
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    Captain Charles Travers in Newport Hospital

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    • May 5, 2019
    • 3 min

    Casting for these parts:

    The film will have voice-over narrative and will also have a number of key sequences re-enacted. We will begin shooting in June, and will...
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    • Apr 22, 2019
    • 1 min

    Casting and Department Heads

    We are reaching out to casting directors and theater companies as we begin our casting process. Casting will involve readings and video...
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    • Apr 22, 2019
    • 1 min

    RI Film Commission has registered our production.

    We are now officially registered and should qualify for the RI film incentives. Thus far, all our shooting and hiring is within Rhode...
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    Interview from 1998 with a bootlegger
    • Nov 24, 2018
    • 1 min

    Interview from 1998 with a bootlegger

    In 1998, when we were first working on researching the story for this film, we interviewed Leo Dutilly, who was then 91 years-old (born...
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    RI Film Commission & camera tests
    • Nov 24, 2018
    • 1 min

    RI Film Commission & camera tests

    We are now registered with the RI Film Commission and we are working on our film permits. A few weeks ago we shot some camera tests with...
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    Women rum runners?
    • Jul 29, 2018
    • 1 min

    Women rum runners?

    Have any stories about women during Prohibition?
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    • Jul 29, 2018
    • 1 min

    Speakeasies in Newport?

    We're looking for shooting locations and accounts of Newport waterfront during Prohibition.
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    Do you have a rum runner story? Are you related to a rum runner, a gangster, a cop, a Coastie???
    • Jul 29, 2018
    • 1 min

    Do you have a rum runner story? Are you related to a rum runner, a gangster, a cop, a Coastie???

    We interviewed a Newporter named Leo Dutilly who worked as a mechanic on The Black Duck and he had some great stories to tell. We are...
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