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  • 57 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Whiskey Cookers: The Amazing Story of the Bootleggers of Templeton, Iowa (2014)
57 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Whiskey Cookers: The Amazing Story of the Templeton, Iowa Bootleggers tells the story of how Templeton, Iowa, population 400, became the Prohibition-era Rye Whiskey capital of America's heartland. It's a story with powerful and familiar ...See moreWhiskey Cookers: The Amazing Story of the Templeton, Iowa Bootleggers tells the story of how Templeton, Iowa, population 400, became the Prohibition-era Rye Whiskey capital of America's heartland. It's a story with powerful and familiar themes War. Economic booms and busts. Ethnic and religious tension. Lynchings. Immigration. Culture wars. It's a story with colorful characters Kingpins. Federal agents. Bootlegging priests, mayors, and sheriffs. Farm women who fight off police raiders. Even some alcoholic pigs. And it's a story with surprising cameos Ernest Hemingway. The KKK. Al Capone. Franklin Roosevelt. With hilarious original interviews, amazing historical photos and archival footage, rare documents and an exhilarating soundtrack of Prohibition themed folk music, Whiskey Cookers of West Iowa is for film buss and whiskey connoisseur alike. Enjoy Responsibly. Written by Anonymous See less
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Director
Dan Manatt
Producer
Dan Manatt
Cinematographers
Bret Granato | John Richard
Editor
Dan Manatt
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Bruce Bayley Johnson
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Doug (1991)
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Arno Lubbinge
Henry Vermuele (voice) Henry Vermuele (voice)   See fewer
Bos Is Back (2004)
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Eric Medler
KKK Member John Smith (voice) KKK Member John Smith (voice)   See fewer
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Dan Osbourne
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