A Nation of Scofflaws

8.3/10 · 213 votesOct 3, 2011120 min

Ranked #1 of 3 in Season 1•+0.2 vs season avg

The problems that the Volstead Act and Prohibition caused, including a possible increase in alcoholism due to women frequenting the illicit speakeasies that replaced male-only saloons; adulterated liquor that poisons some drinkers; and civil-rights violations by overzealous federal agents anxious to make arrests. Despite the

Season 1 Episodes3

E1 8.0

A Nation of Drunkards

E2 8.3Now viewing

A Nation of Scofflaws

E3 8.1

A Nation of Hypocrites

Cast18

Peter Coyote

Self - Narrator (voice)

Daniel Okrent

Self - Author

Pete Hamill

Self - Historian

Noah Feldman

Self - Legal Scholar

Adam Arkin

Reader (voice)

Philip Bosco

Reader (voice)

Patricia Clarkson

Reader / Carrie Nation (voice)

Kevin Conway

Reader (voice)

Blythe Danner

Reader (voice)

Paul Giamatti

Reader / George Remus (voice)

Tom Hanks

Reader / Roy Olmstead (voice)

Jeremy Irons

Reader (voice)

Crew3

Geoffrey C. Ward

Writer

Lynn Novick

Director

Ken Burns

Director

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Episode Summary

"A Nation of Scofflaws" is episode 2 of Prohibition season 1. It scored 8.3/10 from 213 votes, ranking #1 of 3 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Lynn Novick, Ken Burns and written by Geoffrey C. Ward, it aired on October 3, 2011.

A Nation of Scofflaws

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Season 1 Episodes3

Cast18

Crew3

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Episode Summary