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 #:
00060
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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56 SODOM AND GOMORRAH anything the least suggestive, which is the appeal of burlesque. There is no other reason fur the inclusion in must pictures of a scene in the heroine's bedroom where she slips off her clothes and gets into a negligee, to return to the hero waiting for her in a dimly lighted room. The audience is privileged to see the star's naked limbs, and as much of the rest of her anatomy as a bribed censorship dare let through. It is the old burlesque undressing scene all over again. In some cases daring films display as much of the actress's naked form as can be seen in the more conservative burlesque. In one recent film, barred in certain states for indecency, the heroine, while in bed, receives a telephone call from the hero. He imparts a message of the utmost importance, necessitating her coming tu him immediately. As she rises from her bed, the audience is given an unobstructed view of the heroine's breasts, the low-cut pajamas evidently being designed for hot weather. She then makes her way to the dresser, where she is shown putting on her stockings. Her fans arc thus treated to a view of her beautiful legs. The next scene portrays her in a low-cut slip. By this time everyone has a fairly accurate idea of her form, almost to the very last detail. One could see but very little more in any except the most ribald burlesque show.