New York Confidential! is a 1948 book written by Jack Lait and Lee Mortimer (Crown Publishers). It was written as a "travel guide" describing lurid things such as "reefer parties", house of prostitution, gambling dives, gay parties and organised crime.
Synopsis
The book is divided into four parts, "The Places", "The People", "The Lowdown" and "Behind the Scenes".
In popular culture
Film producer Edward Small acquired the rights to make a 1955 film based on chapter 25, "Hoodlums' Hierarchy"; the film declaring it was "suggested by" the title.
In 1958 producer Leon Fromkess made a television series "based on" the same title.
References
- Barbas, Samantha Confidential Confidential: The Inside Story of Hollywood's Notorious Scandal Magazine HardcoverChicago Review Press 12 November 2018
- p. 164 Irvin, Richard Pioneers of "B" Television: Independent Producers, Series and Pilots of the 1950s Kindle Edition McFarland (2 November 2022)
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