Moe Smith - Definition and Overview

Izzy (Isadore) Einstein (1880–1938) and Moe Smith (died 1961) were American policemen during the first years of the alcohol prohibition era (1920–1925). They were in successfully shutting down illegal speakeasies and similar drinking establishments.

Izzy and Moe operated between 1920 and 1925 in New York. In 1925 they were both sacked. They were known for using disguises and made 4,392 arrests, of which 95% ended in convictions.

Izzy Einstein was married to Esther Einstein and they had four sons, Joseph, Charles, Edward and Albert.

Their story was made into a television film, Izzy and Moe, in 1985, directed by Jackie Cooper. Jackie Gleason starred as Izzy, and Art Carney as Moe.

External links

• imdb entry on the film Izzy and Moe (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089358/)
• http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/biography/izzy_moe/izzy_moe.html
• http://www.montgomerycollege.org/Departments/hpolscrv/parbuco.html