TY - BOOK AU - Breslin,Jimmy TI - The gang that couldn't shoot straight SN - 0670333964 AV - PZ4.B8425PS3552.R39 Gan U1 - 813.54 PY - 1969///] CY - New York PB - Viking Press KW - Organized crime KW - Fiction KW - Criminals KW - Mafia KW - New York (N.Y.) KW - Humorous stories KW - gsafd N1 - It was a big bestseller when it was originally published in 1969. It became a major motion picture that provided Robert DeNiro with his first film role. Its title has entered into the language as a catch phrase. And it's terrific fun! The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight is the story of Papa Baccala, a Brooklyn Mafia boss, and Kid Sally Palumbo, a would-be capo who "couldn't run a gas station at a profit even if he stole the customers' cars". There's also Kid Sally's grandmother, who will go to extravagant lengths to see her boy make his mark. A love interest? ER -