Tinseltown Gangsters LIB/e The Rise and Decline of the Mob in Hollywood |
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| Author:
| Sussman, Jeffrey |
| Read by:
| Barr, Adam |
| ISBN: | 979-8-8747-6859-1 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2024 |
| Publisher: | Tantor Media, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Tantor Audio |
| Book Format: | CD-Audio |
| List Price: | USD $66.99 |
Book Description:
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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 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,...
More DescriptionLike 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.