Bibliograph

Tinseltown gangsters, the rise and decline of the mob in Hollywood, Jeffrey Sussman

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Tinseltown gangsters, the rise and decline of the mob in Hollywood, Jeffrey Sussman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Tinseltown gangsters

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1380834642

Responsibility statement

Jeffrey Sussman

Sub title

the rise and decline of the mob in Hollywood

Summary

"Like sharks to blood in the water, the mob arrived in Hollywood greedy and ready to tear away huge chunks of cash. Opportunistic mobsters saw labor unions as the means for muscling into the movie industry and extorting millions of dollars from studio bosses. Control the unions to which projectionists, art directors, cinematographers, electricians, scene designers, stagehands, extras belong, and you control the whole industry. Painting colorful portraits of numerous mobsters, producers, actors, and directors, Tinseltown Gangsters tells the gripping, fast-paced, true story of corruption and greed in Hollywood throughout much of the twentieth century."--Goodreads

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

Rise and decline of the mob in Hollywood

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