While behind bars, life gets more complicated for Mike Thevis.

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"I love treason but hate a traitor."

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The government has their eyes on Mike Thevis. Is Thevis connected to the mob, or just acting like a gangster?

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Mike Thevis earns millions, living a life of luxury, but he can't find acceptance from the community because of his reputation as a smut peddler. Thevis ventures into music and movies, in a quest to go legit.

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The adult entertainment industry explodes in the 1970s, and Mike Thevis is determined to be on top, no matter what the cost.

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Mike Thevis was the son of Greek Immigrants and a family man, living the American dream. He was also known as the Sultan of Smut, the king of a $100 million adult entertainment empire run out of all places, Atlanta, Georgia. Who, exactly, is Mike Thevis?

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Gangster House is the story of the rise and fall of Mike Thevis in 1970s Atlanta.  Of a man living dual lives.   His house was a symbol of everything he had ever wanted his whole life, but also a symbol of his excess, his greed, and his paranoia.

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