Tinseltown gangsters: the rise and decline of the mob in Hollywood

"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"-- Provided by publisher

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sussman, Jeffrey 1943- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham Boulder New York London Rowman & Littlefield [2024]
In:Year: 2024
Online Access: Table of Contents
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Keywords:
Mafia > California > Los Angeles > History > 20th century
Gangsters > California > Los Angeles > History > 20th century
Motion picture industry > Employees > Labor unions > California > Los Angeles > History > 20th century
Extortion > California > Los Angeles > History > 20th century
Gangsters - Californie - Los Angeles - Histoire - 20e siècle
Cinéma - Industrie - Personnel - Syndicats - Californie - Los Angeles - Histoire - 20e siècle
Mafia - Californie - Los Angeles - Histoire - 20e siècle
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) > History > 20th century
Los Angeles, Calif. > Filmwirtschaft > Mafia > Unterwelt > Syndikat > Geschichte
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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"-- Provided by publisher
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:XLI, 259 Seiten, 6 ungezählte Seiten, Illustrationen, 24 cm
ISBN:9781538173565