Concert and sports promoter Frank J. Russo has acquired "
Charlie Lucky," a script by Joe Cortese that chronicles the criminal career of mobster Charles "Lucky" Luciano.
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Charlie Lucky" covers Luciano's rise from street hood to architect of the organized crime syndicate that ruled major U.S. cities. Pic will also depict Luciano's feuds with mob rival Vito Genovese and New York Gov. Thomas Dewey.