California gangster Johnny Stompanato (l) with mafia chief Mickey Cohen; the duo intended to extort Lana Turner, but Stompanato ended up falling in love with her. Courtesy Associated Press/ “The ...

It's 1949 Los Angeles, and gangster Mickey Cohen has moved in, with the intention of controlling all criminal activity in the city. He has bought local judges and police, and no one is willing to ...

One of the most important figures in the establishment of a mob influence on the West Coast and in LA and Las Vegas particularly was Mickey Cohen. Not only was he really the first "boss" in LA ...

Oh, yeah: rabid disappointment. A new L.A. period crime drama seemed damn exciting: Sean Penn playing mobster Mickey Cohen; square-mugged Josh Brolin playing the leader of a secret destroy-Cohen ...