James Caan's and Frank Sinatra's Mob Connections, with "Sammy the Bull" Gravano
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- Megyn Kelly is joined by “Sammy the Bull” Gravano, host of the “Our Thing” podcast and former Gambino family mobster, to discuss the breaking news of James Caan's death, Gravano's relationship with Caan, James Caan’s and Frank Sinatra’s mob connections, and more.
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RIP James Caan what a great actor.
So sad. The great actors are leaving us and we are left with a bunch of untalented and uncharismatic phonies.
Megyn interviewing Sammy the Bull is quite the content i never expected.
I know right? This is like a Joe Rogan type of interview.
Totally unprepared on the history of the mob.
Sammy gave her a slap on her cat 😂
RIP James Caan. Loved Brian's Song and Godfather as well as Misery. Wonderful actor, Rest In Peace!!!!!
Oh, no Frank had mob connections! Everyone knew Frank Sinatra had mob connections!!
@ MsJoybird! - I'm sure he wasn't the only part of the Rat Pack that had mob connections either.
Frank wanted to be friends with mobsters so he'd look tough. The tables got turned on him and they owned him whenever they needed/wanted something. Frank kissed their ass.
@@victorblock3421 - it wouldn't surprise me if Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis had mob connections also.
@@bravesrule384 It was the nature of the club business. I had a relative who owned a popular night club in his area, in the 50's and 60's. His brother I knew better and he died in 1994. For a time he ran the biggest betting/book making operation in the area (about 1 million population). He was protected by a local mobster who had direct ties to carmine galante of the Bonano family.
I guess it was the nature of many types of businesses. A relative of mine was a window cleaner. He had to pay a mobster to buy a route. This guy controlled most of New York city. Once he had the route, no one else could compete. He payed him a commission & it was on the books.
Everything had a mob element. It exists today but not nearly the extent. The power is just not there anymore.
Johnny Fontaine
Hell, politicians act like the mob! RIP Mr. Caan. Wonderful artist!
Politicians are far worse than any mob that has ever existed.
Trump
@@erickjanes4186 no, look at those who provided guns to the cartels (fast and furious, Holder O administration). Those who keep the border open, so the cartels can control our border making "bank". The establishment politicians are in DEEP! That is one reason they hated Trump (many on both sides), they could not control Trump, which is why they tried to blackmail him with the fake "dossier". Use your brain to figure it out, it really is obvious!
@@daddyshoneygirlusa7030 nice blabber mouth salad
@@erickjanes4186 there are none so blind as those who refuse to see. (The evidence is overwhelming, IF you open your reyes! )
This was a great guest for Megyn to have on. Salvatore gives such honesty about what goes on off the scenes at a time where the public gets no truth about anything.
She is in protect the myths and legends of the country club world. Sammy just cuts to the chase and gives us the straight history. She gas no clue what Sammy is describing as an " associate " of the mob.
She has no clue period. One of the dumbest women in the media struggling now to keep a job after blowing her biggest opportunities she will ever see, because it turned out that she was just plain stupid.
You are so gullible lol
th-cam.com/video/yuD9qExcPbs/w-d-xo.html OH
Droppin the Bombs on Cain⚡️⚡️The Bull Knows Things😎😎
I didn't expect that and I have the feeling he didn't tell half of the things he knows. 😳
RIP James Caan. Even if he was in the mob i think the federal government, the state department and the FBI are way worse then those guys could ever be.
It’s not even close. The US government makes the mafia look like little sisters of the poor
Lol... to bring in the government as part of this rant.
Let me try. “Caan may have be part of a mob that’s nothing compare to Trump’s mafia style leadership.”
@@September2004 How's it feel to let Trump live rent free in your head 24x7...😎😉 #tdsisreal
@@September2004 the government is the biggest Mafia/organized crime company. That’s just common knowledge. But it is a funny comparison
@@anjijack5392 I’ve always wondered if it’s the same as having black president in the heads of MAGA.
Do you have any insight into this you can share?
Vincent Teresa's book "My Life in the Mafia" tells a story about Caan and his connection to the Irish mob. It caused a lot of problems for the Irish and Italians.
Teresa was mistaken when he mentioned that it was the actor who played Sonny, in fact it was Alex Rocco who played Moe Green not James Caan. Alex Rocco was born Alex Petricone and was an associate of the Winter Hill gang in Boston.
@@mcfly1922 I guess he didn't know who Moe Green was
Megyn, dearheart, you have an ex mob boss on who mentions Caan was an associate and quickly clarify your unwillingness to disparage him minutes after his death. Why interview an ex mob boss Meg? C'mon dear woman, this kinda thing is unnecessary. I'm disappointed in you.
We need more of Megyn Kelly on prime time!
It's common knowledge that James caan asked Colombo permission to do the movie. At least for people who are interested in mob history.
The Government and The Mob are just two different sides of the same coin
Jimmy had a swimclub on the beach in Hollywood, Florida. He made it clear he had to have good relations with the mob in order to do business. I don't think he was connected, I think he was respectful.
He was connected. His best friend was Andrew "Mush" Russo as Sammy correctly stated. Russo was the boss of the Colombo family when he passed away last April
@@TonyVega123 Tony, my friend, when you say he was "connected" you are defacto stating he was getting proceeds. Are you sure that is what you mean?
@@BrianNavalinsky That's not what 'connected' means. Being connected means you're an associate. And what do you mean getting proceeds? No one gets proceeds. You are kicking up. Given how close Jimmy was to Andy Mush I sort of doubt he was kicking up, but it wouldn't surprise me.
@@TonyVega123 Not the definition I was given for "connected". That would put the video editing studio I used in the nineties as connected when all they were was mob financed. It would also put an attorney, whose house I built, as connected as he represented Meyer Lansky.
@@BrianNavalinsky I grew up in Miami. My father knew Meyer Lansky. Interesting you bring him up. I think you are confused because there are two different types of associates, but both types are considered 'connected'. One type is the criminal associate and the other type is legitimate, often a business owner, a union official or maybe even an actor like Jimmy Caan. The latter is often someone who is being extorted. The extortion victim will often use his connections with the mob to get ahead in business. This has sometimes been confusing to federal prosecutors because there are benefits to paying the mob. Some associates don't pay anything, but those are exceptions. Politicians for example and maybe even Jimmy Caan.
R.I.P. James Caan
The New Mob is Run By the Big Guy 🤣🤣🤣🤣‼️
Oh yes! The biggest one of them all. The so called President and Commander in Chief Joe Biden!
@@luislaplume8261 200 million American citizens have listened to the tapes , Between Hunter Biden and the BIG guy , Who always gets his kick back , so what's changed in 75 years between the Democratic party in the mafia ❓❓❓ now instead of smuggling booze they smuggle dope , Historical Fact that Joe Kennedy JFKs father had a business partner named Frank Costello , Who got Joe elected by Stong arming voters at the poles , after he was elected he got prohibition passed , and the money Big Joe made from bootlegging put his son Little Johnny in the White House
@@davidstaudohar6733 I have heard that story many years ago. I found it hard to be that an Irishman whose grandparents came to Boston and lived in a Irish ethnic neighborhood would approve of Prohibition. But I know that the surprise finding of extra votes from Mayor Richard Daley of Chicago came in at midnight Eastern Standard Time. I was a little boy at that time in my old hometown of NYC. It was talked about in history class in Presidential election several years later when I was in the 7th grade.
RIP JAMES CAAN......
my condolences to SCOTT CAAN & FAMILIES......
TALENTED FAMILY
Itstrue he was an associate of the Columbo family. Andy "Mush" Risso was arrested and Caan defended him and offered to pay his bail.
ITS TRUE HE WAS A INFORMANT ASSOCIATE
The movie needed the mob to film . Mob guys got hired all over the set. She has no clue .
@@larrywheels762 DIDNT KNOW MEGAN HAD A SHOW OF HER OWN
SHE WONT LAST!
SHES A DOUCE
Stay classy Megyn.
Megyn Kelly is among the greatest interviewers in media history.
Really? This is absolutely disrespectful.
For all those who don't know. Andrew Mush Russo was the boss of the Colombo crime family until he passed away recently. This story is true the Godfather movie nothing got done without mob approval and it's well documented.
th-cam.com/video/yuD9qExcPbs/w-d-xo.html Yes and Sammy got his here
Why give this thug a platform? Sammy is a horrible person. He doesn’t deserve any fame or media attention.
I guess u wanna hear from suckers all day
If he is telling the truth; let him rip.
People want to know the truth.
Because it's interesting to hear his stories. He can give us regular people an insight into a world very different from our own.
The colombo family/Joe Colombo had direct anger against the book, then the movie. Thinking they further smeared italian americans and further exposed the existence of the mafia, to the public. The Colombos then approached, threatened and eventually agreed, to not stand in the way of paramount execs, on the making of the movie. Being granted some say on the production and wording of the movie. To ensure paramount they wouldnt do anything crazy if the movie was made.
It was a historically difficult movie production.
Watch the offer on paramount + it gives,a glimpse into the making of the Godfather.
A favor was granted for no trouble on the set. Hire alot of mob associated people. Everything from catering, set building, extras. Sinatra was the #1 mob associated movie person in history.
One of my favorites
RIP James Caan! I grew up in NB, NJ! I have no respect for mobsters! They’re all total scumbags. Only reason they talk now, like when they operated is $$$. F’n slime! . Semper Fi
James Caan was Jewish, he was not Italian as many people assumed he was. I believe he was on good terms with the mob but it's hard to believe he was an actual member. Who knows!
Makes me like James Caan even more.
Why? He kissed their ass. He was scared of them.
Really interesting show today, Megyn! Sammy's a real piece of (sh*t) work.
Right on!!! I don’t believe a word he says
I bet you believe Sleepy Joe too fool
th-cam.com/video/yuD9qExcPbs/w-d-xo.html Sammy is bur he got his here OH
@@angelosantaniello4113 really??,,why??.... Sammy wasn't acting disparagingly to Caan he was just simply telling the truth he didn't mean anything malicious at all Sammy just doesn't know when to keep his mouth shut
So sad to see Megyn's fall from grace. She had a network TV show and now look at her... on the internet. Tragic.
You must be 70 years old bro.
Uncensored, unscripted and minimal or or no interruption. Yeah what a bummer! SMH.
He had friends in the mob. He wasn't going to do anything about the movie without permission from the mob because at first the mob wasn't gonna let it happen....
I agree completely. He wasn't Italian. Didn't want to piss off anyone in the mob, but, he wanted the gig. Played it smart.
In the Godfather he just played Sonny; a hothead. But I'll always remember James Caan in his best 'acting' film: 'The Gambler.'
same here! love the gambler!
This is true. They did ask permission. I've heard from several sources.
MR CAAN WAS SICK FOR NUMEROUS YRS..... RIP MR CAAN...
What did he have?
Sammy is a great guest for Megyn Kelly...I must say Megyn looks much older with short hair...
I believe Sammy Gravano. Especially back in those days the Mob was pretty much like the Democrats are today
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Its documented that Caan did an Interview and said he and Russo were extremely tight. Also both their famies were tight for many years. Russo was Caan's son Scott's Godfather.
RIP James Caan
He's talking about Gianni russo?
what about Corn Pop?...
lolololol thanks man!
Megyn is such a professional no matter who she is interviewing. Remember listening to Gravano in Arizona Prison with fellow YT Shaun Atwood and that is one person I wouldn't like to cross. Gravano looks ok but very dangerous I reckon. Didn't expect this on Megyn's show.
can't honestly say i believe anything gravano says..that said, R.I.P. James Caan, a legend in acting.
Caan wrote a letter to the judge during Carmine Persico's trial
@@eddiemcgrath8536 i don't know much about the mob. though of course. i have heard about sinatra the rat pack having some ties etc..not really surprising given how corrupt the entertainment industry like many other industries is..cheers for the info though m8!
@@eddiemcgrath8536 What did the letter say?
Caan never downplayed an association, watch some interviews from over the years and he certainly alluded to being connected on occasion. This is the first time I've seen this Gravano interview but prior to this, I used to roll my eyes at Caan's insinuations because I hate wannabes...what Sammy said makes sense now.
WTF?????? Let the man rest in peace.
RIP James. All respect to Sammy,....you're a true American underdog.
Talking about mob connections,..my late father was the manager of the historic 500 Club in Atlantic City NJ. back the 1950's and 60's. I still have his personal photo of him and Frank Sinatra together. I still have a Christmas card from FS personally sent to my family in 1962, I have a dressing room photo of Jayne Mansfield holding me in her arms for the camera, and my late uncle Skinny is seen with JFK at the club. Read the book "Chance Of A Lifetime".
Megyn, did you watch The Godfather? Mr. Caan would ask permission out of respect so nothing happens in the future. I'm a mick from Philly and I would know that.
I can’t believe this is still going on.
I see everyone got here before me. Very disappointing Megan. You must be really hard up for guests. You should have called me if you were in a bind.
LOL
I could not agree more. This is naive, desperate, and disgusting. Megyn is an overpaid extremely naive, gullible woman. This is appalling, glorifying this thug murderer. He makes it clear Caan was tied to the mob, and she calls him a "kind gentleman." Like I said, an incredibly naive woman. But then, the mega millions she's paid obviously requires the literal trash this interview is.
I first saw James Caan in “Brian’s Song””
JC was not Italian.
He’s right.
Did not know about Mr Caan's death !!!!! 😕 A great legacy he has left behind !!!! Top most one being Santino Corleone's role in the Godfather !!!!
Hi Megyn, keep up the great journalism! So happy that your doing you tube channel-all the best to you always!
Megan missed an opportunity to really do a bit of journalism here . She didn’t ask questions that the audience wanted to hear 👂 such as , why was james Cann asking permission to act for ? What reason ? And could sammy explain why he would be associated with these bad news people who always get the better of any associations with them ...... Megan is usually all over a situation but not this time
James Caan was Jewish. He wasn’t a member of La Cosa Nostra
He was an associate of a New York family tho
@@t.trevino5272 no he wasn’t. He was an actor from a middle class suburban family. He probably knew some made guys, but he wasn’t kicking up money to them
@@spanky9676 you don’t have to kick up to a family if you are an associate, somebody like James Caan would have been an exception… he was an associate simply by his association with Andrew Russo
James Caan wasn’t even Italian
You never had to be Italian to be an associate of the mafia
Megyn doesn't understand what Sammy is saying here. James Caan was not in the mafia. Sammy is saying the Colombos protected him. This is well known...
Francis Ford Coppola played a major part in Caan getting the Sonny Corleone role. First time l have heard this.
Now with Gianni Russo it's a totally different story. His connections definitely affected him getting the role of Carlo in the Godfather.
She also apparently isn't aware that the entire production of the Godfather movie had to be approved by the mob. So the notion that Caan needed permission isn't far fetched any way you look at it.
I’m sorry but I never believed that Sinatra/ Watts story. Jilly would have never let that happen.
Just a tease, need longer programs
well the "mob story" is much more complex than people might believe - Lucky Luciano, for example, was the prisoner most visited in history and was then freed because it was useful to the American government, for preparing the landing in Italy during the Second World War. Everbody dealing with the Italian government also knew who Mr. Andreotti and later on Mr. Berlusconi are, they were but both "darlings" of the American government too. The Mob is sometimes a thing people want to feel excited about, depending on situation but, also something acceptable to many and maybe useful too, so that it is possible to scandalize about it but also about some people, who then pretend to be scandalized. No mob would ever exist anywhere without local political support. Who says anything different is telling lies!
You couldn’t have waited a few days before posting this clip?
i like the way you handled that, not surprised, Trump/Putin... you're good at what you do.. carry on.
SINATRA WAS ASSOCIATE FOR THE MOB NOT A ACTUAL FAMILY MOB!
LIKE CANN!
Boy, Sammy is like horse crap; he's showing up everywhere. He must be broke. I listened to his podcast. He tells good stories, but you would have had to be stupid to be one of his Patreon subscribers. I'm sure your bank account would have been drained.
bro!.. I need another tat..
It is, however, intriguing to get inside the mind of a brutal, ruthless sociopath. He is, as sociopaths often are, charming at times. And, being half Italian, he reminds me of some of my relatives
Ok Miss Megyn great job!. Now you need to interview another certain old mob member!
Boy Sammy doesn’t waste any time spilling secrets
Jimmy Caan had ties to Chicago as well
Ooo no the guy is friends with the mob what a crime
Megan they just movies these people are all dead and gone now get a life
I heard a little different version of story with Sinatra on one of the mob channels. Gotti wanted to meet Sinatra and Frank snubbed him and he found out he was at Sardis and sent someone there to threaten him when Sinatra didn't respond to him to meet.
A much loved man passes & this clown lies about him. WTF????
He’s telling the truth, James Caan and Andrew Russo we’re basically childhood friends, very close….
I'm more concerned about Trump's mob ties.
a mobster has friends and neighbors who are civilians, they know the person is a made member//member of a crew/a gang, you ask for favors here n there, nothing in return, they do the favor/you do the favor to keep the peace in your immediate hood, family, commuity, etc, etc,
Sammy is mixing up James Caan with Gianni Russo.
So happy to see Megyn's eye operation was a great success.
This would be a great interview..above vlad or PBD.
Megyn…you know Gravano killed at least 19 people, right? I mean, you know that right? Who’s your next guest, Robert Crimo? No wait, maybe you could get Colin Ferguson to open up about his take on today’s mass murderers. What happened to you?
She's a journalist. People have a right to know the truth. Even if it shatters some of their illusions.
@@alexvagias5295 what truths…what illusions are you talking about? This murderer has no insights into James Caan or Frank Sinatras mob connections. But just like all these mob miscreants, they like to tell BS stories. What truth do you think this guy will reveal? After all, he spent his life lying about most everything. Do you think he only murdered 19? Good morning.
I hope they wait until I’m buried to spill all my secrets 🤣🤣
This is all horse poo !!
Caan was a major star bc of Brian’s Song. The studio immediately approved Caan. This guy is blowing hot stale mafia air
He 100% was close freind to Andrew Russo, most recent boss of Colombo family who died few mths ago. Nobody saying he was doing hits
I'm glad Sammy is out and doing good for himself and in excellent health. I'm not sure about his words' sincerity, but I can feel them; then again, anyone can be a liar at any time.
Megan! You’re a bad ass!! Sammy the Bull!😫
James Caan was close with Andrew Russo and Donnie Shacks. He was always on Carroll street. Both Andrew and Donnie were both from Carroll St. He's also Jewish so the was never going to be a member.
Joey Gas man is the Boss of the US Democrat Mob
I have got a movie DVD of
Frank Sinatra and movie DVDS of
James Caan
Frank Sinatra with
Trevor Howard Alfredo Celi in
Von Ryan's Express
James Caan in
Alien Nation
with Arnold Schwarzenegger
and James Coburn in
Eraser
with John Wayne Robert Mitchum
Christopher George
and Ed Asner in
El Dorado
I am dedicating these movie DVDS of
Frank Sinatra and James Caan to my old school friends who are both sisters as I hope to see them both again very soon to Chris and Hester from Billyxxx
Megyn Kelly and her strange streak of self destructing her career on TV
Megan..is easly confused!!!
Didn’t know she was alive anymore. Great call leaving Fox News lol
Why is she interviewing this serial killer.?
This guy is full of it 🤬🤬
He’s actually not lol, Caan was an associate of the Colombo’s and was a childhood friend of Andrew Russo’s….
Everyone new this , Megyn is very good but this is not her wheelhouse!
2:56 Did Sammy just say F'ing when he referred to John Gotti as an egomaniac ? 🤔
He didn't stutter, he has been saying that for years!
Megan ? A woman of your caliber , WTF
Megyn, why would you give airtime to a convicted killer?
AL LETTERI TATALIA FAMILY HE WAS RELATED AS THE BROTHER IN LAW FOR THE GENEVISE CRIME FAMILY
WHY HE PLAYED ON GODFATHER RIP AL 1975
James. 😭
Lol. It's funny how they have no problem putting a mass murderer on live TV and ask his opinions and regard them highly. LOL
this guy is full of it .
Full of facts, people just hate him cause he flipped… but just about everything he’s ever said has been backed up by public record
this guy literally turned into a bug. he could be jeff goldblums double in the Fly