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The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America

The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America

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DocumentaryDrama

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Divulges surprising origin stories of the American alcohol, gambling, sex, and tobacco industries and the ambitiously notorious entrepreneurs who built some of history's biggest fortunes on the nation's cravings.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Ended

Original Language

English

Runtime

mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

30 May 2025

Country

United States of America

Cast

James M. Reilly

James M. Reilly

August Busch

Delbert Hunt

Delbert Hunt

Self - Narrator

Zach Meiser

Zach Meiser

Buck Duke

Bart Elliott

Bart Elliott

Julius Schmid

Barbara Hahn

Barbara Hahn

Self - Author of Making Tobacco Bright

Sarah Milov

Sarah Milov

Self - Author of The Cigarette a Political History

Garrett Oliver

Garrett Oliver

Self - Editor of The Oxford Companion of Beer

Colin Spoelman

Colin Spoelman

Self - Master Distiller / Whiskey Historian

Richard Zacks

Richard Zacks

Self - Author of Island of Vice

Norman Chad

Norman Chad

Self - Sportswriter Washington Post

Carey Latimore

Carey Latimore

Self - Associate Prof. of History

Natalia Mehlman-Petrzela

Natalia Mehlman-Petrzela

Self - Associate Prof. of History

Jesse Dupree

Jesse Dupree

Self - Entrepreneur

Maureen Ogle

Maureen Ogle

Self - Author of Ambitious Brew: The Story of American Beer

Samara B. Davis

Samara B. Davis

Fouder Black Bourbon Society

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