Sodom and Gomorrah : the story of Hollywood (1935)

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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 #:
00042
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:
August 22, 2024
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38 SODOM AND GOMORRAH Ireena laughed a little nervously. "Sometimes," she said, "I think I should get married. They say an actress is never great until she has married." Then Kent laughed. "Why keep a cow when milk's so cheap?" he asked, and laughed again. Ireena, to hide her embarrassment, laughed also. She did not want Kent to think her unsophisticated. Quite the contrary, she wanted him to believe that she knew something of life and that she was not afraid of life. The drinks were strong, stronger than anything she was used to. Ireena realized that she could not drink very much of the stuff without becoming intoxicated. Kent, who was used to living on alcohol, gulped his down and poured another. k'Here," he said to Ireena, "let me fill up your glass, it's getting empty." "No more right now, thank you," replied Ireena. "I'll drink later on." "Nonsense," cried Kent. "Don't be that way. Let me fill it up." Ireena felt that she dared not refuse him. She held out her glass and let him pour in a little gin and some rickey. This drink was even stronger than the last. Already she was beginning to feel light-headed and irresponsible. The party was one of those Hollywood events where everybody was supposed to be deliriously happy. As a rule, everybody gets deliriously drunk, which in the film capital amounts to the