Blue Bell Boy (7 Oct. 2012)

"After tracking down a liquor thief, Nucky (Steve Buscemi) and Owen (Charlie Cox) spend a long night hiding out from the feds with the precocious perp... See full synopsis »

Director:

Kari Skogland

Writers:

Terence Winter (creator), David Stenn,

Stars:

Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Steve Buscemi	...	Enoch 'Nucky' Thompson
Kelly Macdonald	...	Margaret Thompson
Michael Shannon	...	Nelson Van Alden (credit only)
Shea Whigham	...	Elias 'Eli' Thompson
Michael Stuhlbarg	...	Arnold Rothstein
Stephen Graham	...	Al Capone
Vincent Piazza	...	Lucky Luciano
Michael Kenneth Williams	...	Chalky White (credit only)
Anthony Laciura	...	Eddie Kessler
Paul Sparks	...	Mickey Doyle
Jack Huston	...	Richard Harrow (credit only)
Charlie Cox	...	Owen Slater
Bobby Cannavale	...	Gyp Rosetti
Gretchen Mol	...	Gillian Darmody (credit only)
Anatol Yusef	...	Meyer Lansky

Storyline

"After tracking down a liquor thief, Nucky (Steve Buscemi) and Owen (Charlie Cox) spend a long night hiding out from the feds with the precocious perp... See full synopsis »

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Plot Keywords:

subtitled scene | blood spatter | beating | chicago illinois | shot in the head | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 October 2012 (USA)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"My Buddy"
(1922)
Written by Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn
Performed by Henry Burr

User Reviews

Boardwalk Empire Blue Bell Boy

In these first couple of episodes Nucky seems to be lost even picking up a mistress on the side. The deaf son is back and his dad wants him to be Tuff again. Nucky comes in with a news headline ripped from the top and makes the decision to sell behind closed door to a client. After Gip pored gasoline on a police officer he has some questions to ask. When someone comes to house it's a kid that Owen beats up. Nucky decides to let the kid go but in come another gang and he, Owen and the kid must hide down below. When someone comes down they are almost found. We also get a big guy beat up in a bar while some of Nucky's liquor gets taken. Back in New York and Lucky's business is going OK. Al asks his son to hit him as he try's to get him tougher as he feels he is too weak. While trying to promote the hospital Margaret runs into someone she knows and meets her husband. Lucky goes to meet with someone and the conversation is half Italian and English talking about who owns what area to sell. Al gets into a bar fight and kills the guy only to leave money bis around the dead body. Finally after what seemed like forever the guys get to leave the basement. The kid seemed to be accepted by Nucky but then he shoot him in the back of the head surprising Owen he did not let him live. Eli try's to worn the guys but they do not listen to him and go straight into the ambush but all we hear is sounds of guns being fired in the background. Al then sings a song to his deaf child which makes for the ending song of the episode which includes shoots of two brothers coming together for mutual cost and Margaret reading the newspaper. Boring episode as these first episodes have been.

EPISODE GRADE: C+ (MVP: Steve Buscemi)