I never thought about giving that book a read. I always associated it with the movie, but of course the book could have been good while the movie was not. The movie was a wasted opportunity. A lot of good actors in it. Seeing Jon Polito as Dragna made me wonder what it would have been like if the Coen Bros. had directed it. I really hope someday the Coens do a movie on the 1950s street wars in LA, even if Cohen and Dragna are small roles.
"...the successful annihilation of organized crime's subculture in America would rock the 'legitimate' world's foundation, which would ultimately force fundamental social changes and redistributions of wealth and power in this country. Meyer Lansky's dream was to bond the two worlds together so that one could not survive without the other." - Dan E. Moldea
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