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 #:
00066
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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02 SODOM AND COMORRAH Her last picture, "It Ain't No Sin," has been barred by the State of New York and has been cleaned up, if such rubbish can be cleansed. The censors do not like the title nor the advertising slogan, "The Rustle of her Bustle says, T Love You.' " The film is now called "Belle of the Nineties." The long deferred action, however, has come at last, and perhaps, if the reform wave lasts, Mae West and all she implies will be swept into oblivion. It is the impression left on youth and the unthinking that makes obscene films so detrimental. As exemplified in the West cinemas, they influence the public to believe that immorality is the accepted thing, while decency is abnormal. This effect is gained, as we have shown, by putting stress on indecent scenes that have no bearing on the plot. In those cases where immorality is necessary to the development of the plot or to the characterization, it can be condoned, providing it is done a little subtly. For instance, in dealing with the life of Catherine the Great of Russia, it would be justifiable, if only for the sake of accuracy, to portray the empress as a woman of lax morals. Or in presenting a biography of Madam de Pompadour, it would be quite reasonable for the film to leave the impression that she did not die a virgin. But, if the picture were to give a somewhat fair portrayal of these characters— which is so rarely done— their immorality would