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Tracy Smith

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
1324 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

48 Hours
Grapes of Wrath

Did you feel like he had your back?

48 Hours
Grapes of Wrath

But almost as soon as the vineyard deal with Fipoli was closed, Dahl was looking for the next big thing.

48 Hours
Grapes of Wrath

Sharing ownership in a vineyard wasn't good enough.

48 Hours
Grapes of Wrath

He wanted to be the boss.

48 Hours
Grapes of Wrath

To do that, he needed new partners.

48 Hours
Grapes of Wrath

And then he found just the man he was looking for.

48 Hours
Grapes of Wrath

A man with connections to the bright lights of Hollywood.

48 Hours
Grapes of Wrath

With a gym bag full of money.

48 Hours
Grapes of Wrath

Director and screenwriter Jonathan Kesselman was shooting the film's wedding scene when one of the extras struck up a conversation.

48 Hours
Grapes of Wrath

Imad Tafilis was a young businessman from Silicon Valley.

48 Hours
Grapes of Wrath

What kind of actor was he?

48 Hours
Grapes of Wrath

He was very good.

48 Hours
Grapes of Wrath

He hit his marks.

48 Hours
Grapes of Wrath

Emad was principal investor in the film.

48 Hours
Grapes of Wrath

He put up about $200,000, and Kesselman became friendly with him.

48 Hours
Grapes of Wrath

One of those passions was film.

48 Hours
Grapes of Wrath

The other was wine.

48 Hours
Grapes of Wrath

Imad invited his new film director friend and his wife to the fancy home he owned near the wine country.

48 Hours
Grapes of Wrath

But wine was more than a passion for Imad.