The Neon Empire
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Synopsis
A two-part television movie/miniseries loosely based on the real-life figures who in the early 1940s transformed Las Vegas from a small, roughly hewn western town into a sophisticated center of gambling, entertainment, and luxurious excess. New York gangster Junior Moloff and Vegas bar owner/cowboy Frank Weston begin a smouldering race war within the still segregated town of Las Vegas. Both sides struggle for control of valuable real estate holdings in a feud that is complicated by the attraction of Weston's lover, Miranda, to Junior's protege Vic Rothman. Rival mobster Vito Carnesecca tracks down and murders Junior and Vic's wife and young son. Vic and Weston become allies and together they kill Vito. Weston heads off to a similarly obscure little town called Lake Tahoe to start up business again, while Vic stays to launch the modern era in Las Vegas.
Cast
Earl Finn
Ron Douglas
Mary Chalon
Tyra Ferrell
George Galvan
Scotty Williams
Cecile Callan
Paul Kowalczyk
Murray Kramer
John Ingle
Ron Perkins
Robert Mangiardi
Paul Collins
Martin Garner
Matt Roe
Felice Orlandi
Roger Rook
Don Starr
Ken Gibbel
Richard Wheeler
Linda Fiorentino
Barry Michlin
Ken Love
Karon Kearney
Steve Kopy
Harry Guardino
Dale Dye
Gary Busey
Andreas Katsulas
Dylan Mcdermott
Julie Carmen
Amy Michelson
Michael Zelniker
Renata Scott
Gary Gromes
Dale Elliott
Stephanie Menuez
James Arone
Richard Brooks
Robert Beecher
Martin Landau
Ray Sharkey
Carlos Cantu
Tom Rankin
Natalija Nogulich
Crew
Tim Abbatoye
Mary Ann Ahern
Richard Albain
Edward Anhalt
Allan Apone
Anthony Bashford
Ben Beaird
Gary Beaird
Richard Beggs
Marsha Blackburn
William Blanchard
Bob Bright
Don Brown
Steve Butensky
Bodie Chandler
Peter R Chittell
Karen Cohen
David Cooper
Amber Danielson
Matt Danielson
Romy David
Lisa Dealva
Helen Dersjant
Chris Duskin
Kevin Edwards
Clifford Eide
Dale Elliott
Tina Fallani
Gary Farr
Julie Fehl
Suzanne Fleming-bashford
Steven Frank
Chuck Fries
Betsy Fuhr
Meg Goodwin
Scott Grinham
Don Guidice
Brian Hamill
Pete Hamill
Pete Hamill
Robin Harlan
Barbara Harris
John Hastings
Susan Heick
Bob Hendrix
Vivian Hengsteler
Gerald Hirschfeld
Marc Hirschfeld
Marc Hirschfeld
George Hock
Andrew Holt
Bill Hunt
John Isabeau
Jon Johnson
Ken S Johnson
Kenneth Kaufman
John A Keim
Gary E Kincaid
Brian Kirk
Christopher B Lawrence
Jo Leachman-mcillece
Kojo Lewis
Kojo Lewis
Steve Livingston
Jeff Lopez
Rick Macdonald
Pamela Madieros
William Mamches
Melanie Mander
Nino Mattiaccio
Richard Maynard
Ron Mcleish
Roy Mcleish
Scott Middleton
Joel Misetich
Ike Mizen
Sarah Monat
William A. Morrison
Derek Nava
Jill Ohanneson
Johnny Oliver
William P. Owens
Gregory Paruas
Tally Paulos
Louise Peerce
Susan Peerce
Nancy Perkins
Wilhelm Pfau
Bob Pickering
Danny Plante
Bill Randall
William Ratcliffe
Larry Robinson
Harvey Rothman
Gary Rydstrom
Tim Salmon
Lalo Schifrin
Jack Shapazian
Marcia Shoenman
Robert Shoup
Jason Sica
Jerome M. Siegel
Brad Siniard
Tim Slatter
Norm Spake
Michele Starbuck
Joan Stevenson
Walter Stewart
Becca Korby Sullivan
Gary Summers
Frank Taylor
Pat Teel
Robert Turturice
Terry Van Wormer
Tim Van Wormer
Richard T Vanik
Richard Vitagliano
Richard Vitagliano
Norman Walker
Bernie White
John Whittle
Glenn Wilder
Scott Wilder
Eddie Wirth
James Woodson
Peter Wooley
Bob Wyman
Michael Yeaman
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Aired in United States December 3, 1989
Aired in United States December 4, 1989
A two-hour video version was released in the USA March 7, 1990.
Offered in foreign theatrical and worldwide video markets.
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