Untold Stories: Lepke and Hollywood

The Hollywood Godfather Podcast

GRI Entertainment

Society & Culture, Film Interviews, True Crime, Tv & Film

4.7 • 811 Ratings

🗓️ 8 October 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Gianni takes on a listener's request to discuss the movie 'Lepke.' They delve into the authenticity of the film, sharing anecdotes from the set, including working with Tony Curtis and recounting historical facts about the characters. The conversation also touches on various mafia-related stories, including the notorious Murder Incorporated, and personal experiences from the hosts' colorful pasts. The episode is filled with fascinating real-life connections to historical figures and behind-the-scenes Hollywood tales, making it a captivating listen for fans of mafia and film history.

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0:00.0	From Sinatra, swing to Brando stage.
0:03.0	Maryland's grace to JFK's age.
0:08.0	It's Johnny Russell, Hollywood's own.
0:12.0	With Jeannie Raymond's secrets are shown.
0:16.0	Hollywood Godfather
0:22.1	Welcome, everybody.
0:28.0	It's time for another Hollywood Godfather podcast.
0:31.9	And see, when we say send your cards and letters, we listen, right, Jeannie?
0:37.4	Oh, absolutely.
0:38.9	I love that.
0:39.9	My co-host, fortunately, and we have a request.
0:45.4	Well, give us who sent us the information and what we're going to be talking about tonight.
0:50.4	All right.
0:51.2	This is from Taz, and he had seen the movie Lemke and wanted to know how much of that was real and wondered if we'd talk about that show.
1:00.5	So I am really excited because I watched it too, and I had so many questions.
1:06.5	What a great show.
1:07.4	I loved it.
1:08.6	But I learned a lot.
1:09.9	It was a great movie to do, too. It was the first
1:13.0	time I worked with Tony Curtis, who's an icon. Oh, yeah. And some of the other people
1:18.5	in it. But let's get right into it then. So let's start. All right. So tell us how you got this
1:27.1	role.
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