Hollywood Gangster, Mickey Cohen, knew, and worked with, all the major underworld players, from Bugsy Siegel to Lucky Luciano to Meyer Lansky. He also crossed paths with Jack Ruby and was involved ...

While mob killings like the Two Tonys murders remain unsolved, the squad savors Cohen's conviction on federal charges of income tax evasion -- and sets a trap for him.

Gangster Mickey Cohen at home with a book given to him by the Hebrew Committee of National Liberation, Los Angeles, 1949. Ed Clark—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images Not originally published in LIFE.

Flash back to the 1950s. Gangster Mickey Cohen is terrorizing the underworld of Los Angeles and is quickly moving to establish mob control over the whole city. He must be stopped. That's the job ...

Gangster Squad is a mesmerizing tale about Mickey Cohen and the dedicated police officers who refused to give in to his ruthlessness. Definitely a worth see.

Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone and Sean Penn feature in a set of character posters from Gangster Squad. Ruben Fleischer's (Zombieland) 1940s-set crime drama stars Penn as real-life gangster Mickey Cohen ...

Sadly, the oldest continuously-operating restaurant in Los Angeles will close its doors at the end of the summer. Here's the ...

The Downtown L.A. restaurant, a 6th Street mainstay since 1908 that’s easily spotted by its neon sign, will cease operations ...

Gangster movies are a staple of the British film industry but Jason Statham and Guy Ritchie managed to change the game with their cult classic.

In the opening moments of the Warner Bros. movie “Gangster Squad,” the audience is introduced to the noirishly lit, bulging muscles of Mickey Cohen (finely sculpted by their real owner, Sean ...

Michael Peña has discussed his upcoming role in 1940s-set thriller Gangster Squad. The actor plays an LAPD detective in Ruben Fleischer's crime drama, which stars Ryan Gosling as a sergeant ...

When mobster Mickey Cohen ruled Los Angeles in the late 1940s, his favorite hangout was the legendary Slapsy Maxie’s nightclub on Wilshire Boulevard. It’s long gone now of course, so to re ...