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obscenity cases
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after 1972
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was because I went out
and looked for 'em,
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l knew it was a gamble
:48:12
because of New York
having problems with the city,
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that it was on trial.
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(Arthur Sommer)
I opened the picture
and the next thing I knew
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we had lines
around the corner,
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There must have been,
:48:23
l'm guessing 100 or 150 people
in line when they opened.
:48:27
Every fucking FBl agent
in the country
was sitting in the audience.
:48:31
Kelly was there
and everything else.
:48:35
(Kelly)
You walked into the theater,
:48:37
There's just a,
sort of a bent-nosed,
:48:38
middle-aged guy
with a very rough voice.
:48:41
He says, ''$5, ''
:48:43
So l gave him $5 and said:
''where is the ticket?''
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He said,
''No tickets, just go on in.''
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The movie started
:48:50
and about 50 of them
got up and said:
:48:53
''lt's a sex picture,
get me out! Get me out!
:48:56
lt's a sex picture,
l can't stand it.''
:48:58
(Kelly)
Not only was it a violation
:49:00
of the obscenity law
of the United States,
:49:02
it was also
a highly organized
crime enterprise,
:49:08
(Kelly)
I didn't know
:49:09
who the Peraino gang was
at that time,
:49:12
But I soon found out
when I started investigating
:49:14
that they were heavyweights
out of New York,
:49:17
They were part of
the Colombo family operation
:49:20
who had moved
to Fort Lauderdale area,
:49:25
l haven't seen them
since l--l left.
:49:33
And l want to make sure
l--l don't get a phone call
:49:37
or get a knock on the door
that they want to talk to me.
:49:39
Because l've been
away from them for 30 years.
:49:43
And l--l--l'd like it
to be that way.
:49:46
(Terry)
This is-- this is shit
as far as l'm concerned.
:49:49
Excuse my language
but l can't stand it.
:49:52
He can tell you things,
your hair would
stand up on your heads.
:49:55
l didn't mention
any of those things,
Terry.
:49:57
what?
l didn't mention any of them.
:49:59
l don't-- l don't
want you to.