
The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America
2022 · TV Series · 83 min · ★ 7.5
Divulges surprising origin stories of the American alcohol, gambling, sex, and tobacco industries and the ambitiously notorious entrepreneurs who built some of history's biggest fortunes on the nation's cravings.
Where to watch
Streaming on Netflix, Hulu and History Vault.
Length unknown · 3 episodes.
Stream (included)
Streaming availability and prices may be inaccurate or change — verify with the provider before subscribing.
unSUB's subscription recommendations are informational only, not financial advice.
More value for your money
Similar titles, ranked by watch-hours per subscription dollar.
Details
- Years
- 2022
- Release date
- 2022-06-12
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (2 votes)
Themes
- reenactment
- history
Cast & crew

James M. Reilly
as August Busch
- DH
Delbert Hunt
as Self - Narrator

Zach Meiser
as Buck Duke

Bart Elliott
as Julius Schmid
- BH
Barbara Hahn
as Self - Author of Making Tobacco Bright
- SM
Sarah Milov
as Self - Author of The Cigarette a Political History
- GO
Garrett Oliver
as Self - Editor of The Oxford Companion of Beer
- CS
Colin Spoelman
as Self - Master Distiller / Whiskey Historian
- RZ
Richard Zacks
as Self - Author of Island of Vice

Norman Chad
as Self - Sportswriter Washington Post
Directed by Natasha Kermani
Episodes1 season · 3 episodes
Season 13 episodes
- S1E1Secrets & SinsAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+HuluNetflix
- S1E2Empires LostDisney+Amazon Prime VideoApple TV+HuluNetflix
- S1E3Sin CitiesDisney+Amazon Prime VideoApple TV+HuluNetflix