[3] In October 1921, Siegel filed a $250,000 lawsuit against Jack Dempsey, the world heavyweight boxing champion from 1919 to 1926.

Even though screenwriter Leo Katcher completed the script for the film, production efforts ceased for some reason.

[6] One of Siegel’s major career accomplishments, as a musician, involved Ethel Merman and the role that she played in the George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin musical, Girl Crazy, held at the Alvin Theatre in 1930-31.

[11] Ethel Merman performed at Al Siegel’s Elmwood Casino several years after they parted ways in the early 1930s.

During its heyday, it was known as the “Showspot of Canada.” Danny Raskin stated in an article in The Detroit Jewish News that the Elmwood “was considered a major stomping ground for show biz greats.

If you didn't play Al Siegel’s Elmwood Casino, you hadn't hit the big time yet.”[12] Siegel played sort of an encouraging role during the early days of Bob Newhart’s career.

: And Other Things That Strike Me as Funny, that he “tanked onstage” during his one-week engagement at Siegel’s Elmwood Casino.

[13] At the end of the fifth performance, “when [Newhart] was feeling totally deflated,” Siegel approached him backstage.

Due to financial problems, Siegel voluntarily filed for bankruptcy and closed the nightclub in December 1974.