Sodom and Gomorrah : the story of Hollywood (1935)

Record Details:

Title:
Sodom and Gomorrah : the story of Hollywood
Date:
1935
Publisher:
Los Angeles : End Poverty League
Volume:
Sodom and Gomorrah : the story of Hollywood
Leaf #:
00040
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
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Date Added:
March 28, 2024
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36 SODOM AND GOMORRAH ance aroused no trace of anger in her. If one of her male friends at home had been guilty of such conduct, Ireena would have lost no time in letting him know that she could do without his company for that evening, if not for good. But the situation this time was different. Kent was a motion picture man, and Ireena realized how important it was to treat him with complete deference. She had heard that all motion picture people were eccentric and temperamental, so she dared not risk offending Kent. There would be time enough to be firm and haughty after she had achieved stardom. And when she did, there would be a reckoning with conceited men like Selwyn Kent. "You know," he observed, after they were in the car, "I had you on my mind all day." "I'm glad," said Ireena. "I hope you were thinking pleasant things about me." "I was," he replied. "For one thing, I was thinking how pretty you are." "Do you really think I'm not bad looking?" "You've got 'em all beat, kid," Kent replied. "I'm going to do a lot for you . . . Drink?" The car had stopped before an apartment house, and Kent pulled out an expensive flask. Ireena had been raised during the age of prohibition, so of course, like most high school youngsters, she had learned to drink. However, she never liked any of the stuff, and merely drank