Tinseltown Gangsters
The Rise and Decline of the Mob in Hollywood

Well researched and captivating. I am not a “gangster” fan. I haven’t seen the godfather, for example, or good fellas, and I generally loathe any movies with violence. Having lived in La La Land for more than a decade (with many good friends in the film industry) I took a chance on this book and am gl......more

Tinseltown Gangsters, written by Jeffrey Sussman and narrated by Adam Barr is fascinating and very well researched We hear a lot about the gangsters that rose to higher public consciousness throughout prohibition due to their focus turning from petty crime, to running speakeasy's and distributing ill......more

Tinseltown Gangsters tells the story of the mafia and their involvement in the movie making business. This book is thorough and covers from the early days of pictures up to more recent times. All of the major players are highlighted and examined from mafia members to actors to studio executives to d......more

Thankyou NetGallery and Rowan & Littirfield Publishers for allowing me to read the e-book “Tinseltown Gangsters” by Jeffrey Sussman.Jeffrey Sussman’s “Tinseltown Gangsters” is an enjoyable tour of the major gangsters who muscled-into the film industry early on and wielded, not only great influence,......more

I think I've finally had my fill of gangster/mafia books. I thought that being set in Hollywood, this book would have a new fresh look at how mobsters handled their affairs. It did include some famous stars of film and TV. However, the mafia did the same thing by extorting money from people by threa......more