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Some call it madness, but the Coast calls it nice!
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Hollywood's Own Moral Code
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"Conventions are merely a high fence between freedom of mind and confinement," says Lily an Tashman. It was Lil who introduced the stockingless fad in America.
CONVENTIONS have no place in Hollywood, where the stars have created their own moral codes. Right and wrong are in the mind, the film-famous believe, and for that reason Hollywood condones acts that you might criticize. Before you pass judgment on the seeming
social breaches of the stars, diagnose the point of view taken by members of the film colony and perhaps your verdict will not be so harsh.
For instance, it is common for wedded actors or actresses to be seen at public functions in the company of other than their legal partners. If this happens elsewhere than Hollywood, an immediate scandal follows, but in the film colony little heed is paid the unconventionality. It is recognized that studio working hours are
irregular; perhaps a husband or wife may work nights for weeks or even months. The working half of a marital union does not expect the. other half to remain at home and twiddle thumbs. Therefore, most Hollywood husbands and wives are glad that the film colony's elastic disregard of conventions permits married persons to be seen publicly accompanied by family friends.
An instance of this occurred during the recent opera season, when a prominent actress appeared nightly in the