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The series is set in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition era of the 1920s. The series follows Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, a political figure who rises to prominence and interacts with mobsters, politicians, government agents, and the common folk who look up to him.
Mrs. Thompson’s kind, maternal demeanor quickly elicited the truth out of her new houseguest (Gillian lived in an abusive orphanage), and soon enough Mabel is asking Nucky to take the Nellie...
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Synopsis
Nucky's war with Luciano draws in Willie and Eli as Nucky tries to maintain his control in Atlantic City. Meanwhile, Maranzano's tenure as boss is nearing the end; Gillian sends a letter from the hospital; and in 1897, a young Nucky quarrels with Mabel about a runaway from Trenton and does a favor for the Commodore.
Deaths
1. Sean - Shot by Bugsy Siegel. 2. Mickey Doyle - Shot in the throat by Lucky Luciano. 3. Arquimedes - Shot by Pinky Rabinowitz. 4. Salvatore Maranzano - Stabbed multiple times and then shot by Eli Thompson. 5. Maranzano's Man 1- throat slit by Luciano's men. 6. Maranzano's Man 2- shot in the head by Luciano's men.
Starring
1. Steve Buscemi as Enoch "Nucky" Thompson 2. Kelly MacDonald as Margaret Thompson 3. Michael Shannon as Nelson Van Alden(credit only) 4. Shea Whigham as Elias "Eli" Thompson 5. Stephen Graham as Al Capone 6. Vincent Piazza as Salvatore Charlie "Lucky" Luciano 7. Michael Kenneth Williams as Chalky White(credit only) 8. Michael Zegen as Bugsy Siegel 9. Paul Sparks as Mickey Doyle 10. Jeffrey Wright as Valentin Narcisse(credit only) 11. Ben Rosenfield as Willie Thompson 12. and Gretchen Mol as...
Guest Starring
1. Anatol Yusef as Meyer Lansky 2. Marc Pickering as Enoch Thompson, 1897 3. Boris McGiver as Sheriff Peter Lindsay, 1897 4. John Ellison Conlee as Commodore Louis Kaestner, 1897 5. Greg Antonacci as Johnny Torrio 6. Paul Calderon as Arquimedes 7. Travis Tope as Tommy Darmody 8. Louis Cancelmi as Mike D'Angelo 9. Giampiero Judica as Salvatore Maranzano 10. Michael Countryman as Frank Wilson 11. Reg Rogers as Robert Hodge 12. Maya Kazan as Mabel Thompson, 1897
Co-starring
1. Madeleine Rose Yen as Gillian Darmody, 1897 2. Ethan Herschenfeld as Pinky Rabinowitz 3. Nicholas E. Calhounas Sean 4. Leighton Bryanas Talia Bindleman
Oct 20, 2014 · "Friendless Child" finally reached, flashback-wise, the critical moment we've been waiting for. Sheriff Lindsay crumbled under the weight of his own conscience and passed the torch to Nucky,...
Oct 19, 2014 · Friendless Child: Directed by Allen Coulter. With Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham. In 1897 Nucky's family tries to help the young Gillian and in 1931 his forces try to resist an ambitious Luciano.
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- Crime, Drama
- Allen Coulter
- 2014-10-19
Oct 20, 2014 · Atlantic City isn’t known for its rollercoasters the way Coney Island is known for the Cyclone, but on Boardwalk Empire, even a Friendless Child gets accustomed to the thrills.
Oct 20, 2014 · In “Friendless Child” this point is extremely clear: Willie is working on ridding New York of its crime, but when he is kidnapped by the Mafia, it is because of who his uncle is.
