{"product_id":"9798216391982","title":"Tinseltown Gangsters The Rise and Decline of the Mob in Hollywood","description":"\u003ch1\u003eTinseltown Gangsters\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Rise and Decline of the Mob in Hollywood\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJeffrey Sussman\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrue Crime \/ Organized Crime\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePainting colorful portraits of numerous mobsters, producers, actors, and directors,\u003ci\u003e Tinseltown Gangsters\u003c\/i\u003e tells the gripping, fast-paced, true story of corruption and greed in Hollywood throughout much of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJeffrey Sussman\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of seventeen nonfiction books, seven of which have been published by Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield. In addition to \u003ci\u003eTinseltown Gangsters\u003c\/i\u003e, Sussman is the author of \u003ci\u003eSin City Gangsters: The Rise and Decline of the Mob in Las Vegas\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eBig Apple Gangsters: The Rise and Decline of the Mob in New York\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eBoxing and the Mob: The Notorious History of the Sweet Science\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York City\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e03 September 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRowman \u0026amp; Littlefield\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9798216391982\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e312\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.64\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51965836296332,"sku":"9798216391982","price":19.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_a28363b4-f095-47cb-8e54-ae413540fb03.jpg?v=1786071391","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9798216391982","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}