Sodom and Gomorrah : the story of Hollywood (1935)

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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 #:
00075
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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SODOM AND GOMORRAH 71 getically. "The m-x interest is weak." The same old tale, sex! As a matter of tact, the story did contain a romance, but tin fortunately for the author the love between the hero and heroine was very ordinary and normal. I lad there been an illegitimate child, or had the hero or heroine been entangled in an all-conquering sex tragedy oi an unusual nature — which of course would have been advertised as a picture of actual life — the author would likely have sold his story. As it happened, there \va> plenty oi action in the plot, but the story was guilty of the cardinal sin of lackingbrazen conversation and loads of undisguised tilth. Substantiating this point is a letter from an author who published two years ago a very worthwhile book. His publisher was one of the largest and most discriminating concerns in the business. He has requested that his name be unmentioned, for at the present he is negotiating with a him company on the sale of a manuscript he has designed especially for screen use. "Before I became familiar with the demands <n motion picture companies. 1 thought I had every reason to expect favorable consideration of my book. All reviews | it highly, the New York Times mentioning it as 'wholesome, tine reading.' Certainly there were no press comments that would lead one to believe the book was uninteresting or trite.