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 #:
000115
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 111 Also, in the recent hullabaloo raised at the Catholic Conference, the Women's Christian Temperance Union, the Presbyterian Church, the Jewish Women's League, and a few other n< Catholic organizations offered their approval and support. But a criminal in prison does not mean a re formed man. His cessation from crime and violence can be attributed more to the restraining influence of the prison bars than to a changed attitude toward society. Forced decency is never genuine. This thought applies particularly to the motion picture. As one Catholic official said. "The producers' promises are worth nothing. They have promised time and again to lift the moral standard of their product, but they have repeatedly broken every promise they have made. It is now time to crack down on them." If the producers do make a few feeble efforts toward bettering the films, the reform organizations can be assured that the movement will not go far enough to bring about any noticeable improve ment. The prelate's observations regarding the value of the producers' promises are accurate, but hardly original. Any number of disappointed artists have said the same thing. Whoever is foolish enough to believe them is doomed to dis appointment and complete disillusionment. Holly wood's promises to reform from within are ab like Wall Street's. Wolves never cease being