Twenty years of silence. No one talked about it. No one wanted to. The
public was shocked by ghastly televised images of an uncontrollable
inferno and of the endless views of twisted, charred remains of what had
been billed as "The Showplace of the Nation," now reduced to smoldering
rubble with 167 of its guests dead. How could this happen? From its
notorious early years of illegal gambling, glamorous night life, and
organized crime to its reborn reputation as one of the finest
entertainment and dining establishments in the country, the Beverly
Hills Supper Club was frequented by the biggest stars, governors,
politicians, and athletes of its day and never failed to deliver a good
time. But, On May 28, 1977, the final curtain fell. Now you can know
what really happened. Follow long-time Beverly Hills dealer, waiter, and
finally captain, Wayne Dammert, in his personal inside account, Inside
the Beverly Hills Supper Club Fire, of this renowned showplace and the
horrifying events of one of our nations' worst disasters. Wayne Dammert
and other survivors tell the inside story: true eyewitness accounts of
the Beverly Hills Supper Club Fire.