The Hollywood Connection: The True Story of Organized Crime in Hollywood

In the first half of this century Hollywood and the movie business was considered the richest prize in America. Little wonder, then, that the industry attracted the attentions of some of the most notorious names in criminal history. For Mafia bass Lucky Luciano and Chicago syndicate bass AI Capone, the fight to take control of Hollywood was the culminating conflict between two men who had hated each other since their early days as young hoods in New York. Yet, at the moment of their triumph, each was caught by the FBI and imprisoned. Complete with first-hand accounts from such Hollywood luminaries as Tony Curtis, James Cagney, Lauren Bacall and many others The Hollywood Connection is the first comprehensive examination of the power struggle between rival factions of the Mafia over the jewel