The Rise and Fall of Squizzy Taylor

1969
53m

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The Rise and Fall of Squizzy Taylor (1969)

About the life of the notorious 1920s Melbourne Australian gangster Squizzy Taylor including interviews and re-enactments.About the life of the notorious 1920s Melbourne Australian gangster Squizzy Taylor including interviews and re-enactments.About the life of the notorious 1920s Melbourne Australian gangster Squizzy Taylor including interviews and re-enactments.

Director
- Nigel Buesst
Star
- Brian Davies

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6.4/10

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Director
- Nigel Buesst
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- Brian Davies

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Squizzy...

A fascinating documentary on the life and crimes of an infamous underworld figure, Melbourne's Public Enemy No.1 Leslie (Squizzy) Taylor, 1889-1925.

Fraudster, blackmailer, burglar, Taylor had a hand in it all, illegal gambling, narcotic traffic, armed robbery and murder.

Buesst brilliantly reconstructs the life and times of flamboyant Taylor, with archival photos, newsreels, newspaper clippings, and first-hand witness accounts. Re-enactments add a real-life dimension to the compelling story which builds through Buesst's resourcefulness and ingenuity into a riveting tale of a career criminal...