Hollywood Confidential: How the Studios Beat the Mob at Their Own Game (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781493072361)

Hollywood Confidential is the first truly in-depth look at the sexy, humorous, violent, and tragic history of the mob in Hollywood from the 1920s, when Joe Kennedy decided to buy a motion picture company, to the 1980s when the last vestiges of mob influence were revealed through investigations of former Screen Actors Guild President Ronald Reagan and his union backers. The revelations continue into the 1980s when the major studios were no longer important, the independents were on the rise, and it was no longer possible to buy, bribe, or blackmail in a meaningful way. There were deals and bad guys, but the mob as it existed was finished in Hollywood.

Author: Ted Schwarz
ISBN-10: 1493072366
ISBN-13: 9781493072361
Publisher: Lyons Press
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2023
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d