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Tinseltown Gangsters

The Rise and Decline of the Mob in Hollywood
By Jeffrey Sussman
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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 labour unions as the means for muscling into the movie industry and extorting millions of pounds from studio bosses. Control the... Read More
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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.

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.

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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 labour unions as the means for muscling into the movie industry and extorting millions of pounds from studio bosses. Control the unions to which projectionists, art directors, cinematographers, electricians, scene designers, stagehands, and extras belong, and you control the whole industry.

Painting colourful 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.

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ISBN: 9798216391982

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 September 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield

Illustration: 11 BW Photos

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 312

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About the Author

Jeffrey Sussman is the author of seventeen nonfiction books, seven of which have been published by Rowman & Littlefield. In addition to Tinseltown Gangsters, Sussman is the author of Sin City Gangsters: The Rise and Decline of the Mob in Las Vegas; Big Apple Gangsters: The Rise and Decline of the Mob in New York; and Boxing and the Mob: The Notorious History of the Sweet Science. He lives in New York City

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