The King Brothers may not have been Gangsters, but...
Goodman's character sure Kicked that Union Boss out of the office! They were in the Vending machine racket before Hollywood.
shareDon't think he was a union boss rather he was affiliated with some movie industry anti-communist organization.
shareMy impression was that it was a Union that was on the side, or, at least, intimidated by, the McCarthyists.
shareThe guy says he is with the Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals and can bring pressure from studios, guilds and the press.
It was an actual organization (Google it) made of motion picture industry conservatives who were anti-communist.
What's good about the scene is that King busts up his own office with a baseball bat to drive home the point that the baseball bat will be the last thing he sees if his organization moves against King.