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 #:
000105
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
March 28, 2024
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SODOM AND GOMORRAH 101 changing their minds in the last balloting. It it a good thing for Allen it takes a unanimous vote to convict, instead ot' a majority, or he would, and may yet. be spending a session at San Quentin. In practically any other business Allen would have 'hern forced to resign when mixed up in such a scandal, but although the charges were made in the spring, Allen did not resign until forced by public opinion about four months later. To be sure, while the trial was going on, he "took a leave of absence." but he did not resign. The destiny of thousands of extra players remained in his hands. Miss Delong testified that she "had affairs" with other men in order to get jobs in pictures. No doubt she was peddled around, for one of the greatest favors a "gentleman" in this racket can do for a friend is to pass along his girl. It is no uncommon thing for a group of Hollywood people at a party to trade wives for the sake of novelty. 90 it would not be reasonable to expect that men of this type would object to trading their mistresses or "pick-ups'" — many of the girls not even attaining the dignity of the mistress class. To work your way up in most businesses implies something very commendable on the part of the individual accomplishing this. To be able to say that one has worked ones way up from office boy in a newspaper office to the city editor's desk is equivalent to saying that one has brains, ambi