To prevent his unauthorized planned murder of prosecutor thomas dewey, a u. The last words of dutch schultz, a film by gerrit van dijk feb 6, 2014 gerrit van dijks combination of liveaction sequences and rotoscoped animation is tangentially related to william burroughs, it being burroughs who popularised the deathbed ramblings of new york gangster arthur dutch schulz flegenheimer with a fiction in the form. Dutch schultz born arthur simon flegenheimer, 6 august 1901 was a mobster of the 1920s and 30s in the area of new york city, and a rival of lucky luciano. Be the first to ask a question about the last words of dutch schultz. Yet, by the time he was gunned down in late 1935, dutch schultz had become. Weakened by two tax evasion trials led by prosecutor thomas dewey, schultz. Profile for dutch schultz from the last words of dutch. Even by the standards of the time, he was a piece of work. Born in the bronx, he made his fortune in bootlegging illegal alcohol and the numbers racket in harlem. He expands upon this actual account with an essentially linear fictional construct of dutchs life, from childhood to his rise to prohibitionera racketeering powerhouse. Instead, what was recorded were dutch s fevered fantasies, stemming from his childhood and youth, as well as his recent past. Dutch schultz, byname of arthur flegenheimer, born aug. Dutch schultz, american gangster of the 1920s and 30s who ran bootlegging and other rackets in new york city. Statements made by arthur dutch schultz flegenheimer were taken down by a newark police stenographer, f.
The last words of dutch schultz the new york times. Jan, 2010 dutch shultz had the bronx to himself in 1928, running every aspect of it. Burroughs and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. August 6, 1901 october 24, 1935 was a new york cityarea jewishamerican mobster of the 1920s and 1930s who made his fortune in organized crimerelated activities, including bootlegging and the numbers racket. He expands upon this actual account with an essentially linear fictional construct of dutch s life, from childhood to his rise to prohibitionera racketeering powerhouse.
Taking these last words as his starting point, burroughs has created his own fantasy of dutch schultz, casting his fiction in the form of a film script. As martin contorted on the floor, schultz apologized to davis for killing someone in front of him. I bought the last words of dutch schultz immediately after reading the illuminatus. Facing two tax evasion charges, shultz asked for permission to kill the prosecutor thomas dewey which was denied. Dutch shultz, born arthur flegenheimer, was a notorious mobster in the new york area in the 1920s and 30s. Weakened by two tax evasions trials led by prosecutor thomas dewey, schultzs rackets were threatened by fellow.
August 6, 1902 october 24, 1935 was a new york cityarea jewish american mobster of the 1920s and 1930s who made his fortune in organized crimerelated activities such as bootlegging alcohol and the numbers racket. Trilogys crazy quilt tapestry of the mid70s is built, in part, around. The garbled last message of the dying gangster have inspired more than the sage of the ages screenplay the last words of dutch schultz e. The last words of dutch schultz by william s burroughs. Where can i find the entire text of dutch schultzs last. It is not unreasonable to think he might have thought about his money on his death bed and gave a clue to where it was. When a rival gangster joe rock objected to him muscling in on his territory, schultz had him kidnapped, hung from a meathook and tortured. As he lay dying from bullet wounds on a hospital bed, schultz uttered strange thoughts that were incomprehensible to the. Dutch schultz did that murder just as casually as if he were picking his teeth. June 21, 2017 dutch schultzs lost treasure dutch schultz, born authur flaegenheimer, was a notorious gangster in the 1920s in the prohibition era. The last words of dutch schultz with had the intriguing subtitle a fiction in the form of a film script. Media in category dutch schultz the following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. Dutchs surrealistic, joycean streamofconsciousness ramblings are reproduced in full and sann explores the meaning of the poetic jumble of his last words. His mother had a jewish talit, or prayer shawl, draped over the coffin.
August 6, 1902 october 24, 1935 was an american mobster. The last words of dutch schultz this is insane youtube. This is burroughs most accessible, tightly knit work of fictiona gruesome, hallucinatory exposition of the dying words of prohibition mobster dutch schultz. Burroughs, first published in 1970 based upon the life or, to be more precise, the death of 1930s germanjewishamerican gangster dutch schultz, the novel uses as its springboard schultz s surreal last words, which were delivered in the midst of highfever delirium after being mortally shot while. Dutch forced speakeasy owners to only buy bootlegged alcohol from him. Poets come in all sorts of guises from misanthropic librarians to paranoid megalomaniacs. Doctorows interpretation of the words french canadian bean soup is of so much importance to the plot of that. In 2003, dutch filmmaker gerrit van dijk used schultzs last words as the basis for an animated film, intercut with tvstyle liveaction dramatizations of the palace chop house shooting.
The last words of dutch schultz project gutenberg self. The mountainous region, only a couple hours from new york city, is now a popular place for tourists to enjoy lots of outdoor activities. The text is written in screenplay format with careful attention to detail. Dec 01, 2016 dutchs spirits signature product is new york sugar wash moonshine, a handcrafted tribute to schultzs hooch made in small batches with aroma notes of cut grass and butterscotch. Rutger hauer, schultzs voice in the short, gives a surprisingly understated performance. The beat writer william s burroughs based a rambling script on the gangsters last words, appropriately titled the last words of dutch schultz 10. William s burroughs that is what caused the trouble. Lyrics for this song were taken from the last words of dutch schultz, a novel in the form of a screenplay by william s burroughs. A fiction in the form of a film script by william s. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive collection ever assembled. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Based in new york city in the 1920s and 1930s, he made his fortune in organized crimerelated activities, including bootlegging and the numbers racket. Using found footage everything from 1930s era travelogues, fbi training films, silents, newsreels, television serials, to golden era 1930 hollywood films the film takes place entirely within the. Dutch shultz had the bronx to himself in 1928, running every aspect of it.
The last words of dutch schultz, a film by gerrit van dijk. He died soon after in the morning hours of the 24 th, but possibly not before he offered some clues to where he might have secreted a now lost treasure recently, i had the chance to go exploring. The tale of dutch schultzs lost treasure takes one into the heart of the catskills and into the small community of phoenicia. He made his fortune through organized crime including bootlegging and the numbers racket. Dutchs spirits signature product is new york sugar wash moonshine, a handcrafted tribute to schultzs hooch made in small batches with aroma notes of cut grass and butterscotch. He was a mobster phenomenon who rose to the top of the ranks by age 25. The last words of dutch schultz is a closet screenplay by beat generation author william s. Jul 25, 2018 provided to youtube by universal music group the last words of dutch schultz this is insane william s.
I was expecting something a bit more esoteric for that reason in. Aug 02, 2019 within a few years, dutch schultz was one of the biggest gangsters in new york, employing as many as 100 gunmen to enforce his racketsone of whom, legs diamond, split from schultz and started. Within a few years, dutch schultz was one of the biggest gangsters in new york, employing as many as 100 gunmen to enforce his racketsone of whom, legs diamond, split from schultz and started. Instead, what was recorded were dutchs fevered fantasies, stemming from his childhood and youth, as well as his recent past. The lost treasure of dutch schultz mysterious writings. Divides his time for the next several years between. When he was 14 years old his father abandoned the family. On october 23 rd, 1935, dutch schultz, who was a major player in organized crime, was gunned down at the palace chop house in newark, new jersey. Oct 19, 20 the tale of dutch schultzs lost treasure takes one into the heart of the catskills and into the small community of phoenicia. Oct 24, 2005 schultz s famous last words, influenced by a high fever and large quantities of morphine, were a delirious stream of consciousness babble. Many treasure hunters believe dutch schultz buried his treasure in phoenicia, new york, in the catskills region and continue to search for it to this day. Provided to youtube by universal music group the last words of dutch schultz this is insane william s. Doctorows billy bathgate, is loosely based on the last few months of schultzs life. Schultzs famous last words, influenced by a high fever and large quantities of morphine, were a delirious stream of consciousness babble.
The event so traumatized schultz, that throughout his life he denied his father left the family. Shultz was a quicktempered gangster, often losing his cool easily. Doctorows novel billy bathgate includes a reinterpretation of the last confession leading the eponymous protagonist to dutchs hidden treasure the illuminatus. Dutch schultz, whose given name was arthur flegenheimer august 6, 1901 october 24, 1935, was a new york cityarea jewish gangster of the 1920s and 30s. Doctorows billy bathgate, is loosely based on the last few months of schultz s life. Burroughs, first published in 1970 based upon the life or, to be more. Jun 16, 2015 so the last words of schultz, recorded by a police stenographer during the night of the 2324th, are of extreme interest, and may include hints to where he hid his treasure. The last words of dutch schultz, the cartoon dangerous minds. Schultzs life, and specifically his deathbed confession, became legend.
Before he was gunned down in the palace chop house in newark, new jersey, in october 1935, arthur flegenheimer, alias dutch schultz, was generally. When davis later read a newspaper story about martins murder, he was shocked to find out that the body was found on a snow bank with a dozen stab wounds to the chest. Born in the bronx, schultz took his alias from an oldtime bronx gangster and advanced from burglaries to bootlegging, ownership of breweries and speakeasies, and policy rackets in the. See more ideas about mafia, mafia gangster and real gangster.
During that period he was delirious most of the time, but had lucid intervals. The last words of dutch schultz and his hidden treasure. Attorney, dutch was shot on 23 october 1935 at the palace chop house in newark, new jersey, by order of the mafia and died the following day. This was in turn taken from the dying words of notorious gangster. Few were as unlikely or unintentional as dutch schultz. Weakened by two tax evasion trials led by prosecutor thomas dewey, schultzs rackets were also threatened by fellow mobster lucky. Feb 06, 2014 gerrit van dijks combination of liveaction sequences and rotoscoped animation is tangentially related to william burroughs, it being burroughs who popularised the deathbed ramblings of new york gangster arthur dutch schulz flegenheimer with a fiction in the form of a film script also entitled the last words of dutch schultz 1970. The sugar wash moonshine has been on the market for four years, selling well enough that it has been sold out lately, the demand for it surpassing the. Dutch schultzs mob, the federal governments power move in a continuous sphere of action within the monologue of the dying gangster, a deathbed. Another adversary was found with his heart cut out.
He died soon after in the morning hours of the 24 th, but possibly not before he offered some clues to where he might have secreted a now lost treasure recently, i had the chance to go exploring in the area of where this hidden. Burroughs, first published in 1970 based upon the life or, to be more precise, the death of 1930s germanjewishamerican gangster dutch schultz, the novel uses as its springboard schultz s surreal last words. Photographs of dutch schultz litter the pages, including the dead dutchman, the germanjew who died catholic, sins expunged with last rites, the wife in the hallway, father to one son, and millions supposedly locked away in a waterproof safe in the catskills. The last words of dutch schultz is comprised verbatim from the deathbed transcripts of the gangster dutch schultz. In 1969, burroughs offered up to readers what i think is a neglected masterpiece. Shot while urinating in the bathroom of a bar in new jersey in 1935, he lived for 24 hours after the bullet tore through his. Laid out as a strippeddown movie script its almost as if this is the form that burroughs has always neededan enforced brevity which keeps the poetry of banality weary evil from becoming unendurably tiresome. Shultz had created and empire from smuggling alcohol, narcotics, numbers racketeering, and protection by the early. The format forces a certain narrative tautness on him.
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