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 #:
000121
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 117 For the sake of insuring a certain lady's future in films, the publisher has established himself as a motion picture* producer, among Other of his vast enterprises. Now what kind of films would this gentleman be apt to produce" Since he himself ha< limited — and very successfully, too — the conventions governing marriage, it is unlikely that he would oppose films in which the characters do the same thinjj. It would be rather embarrassing tor his lady friend to have to play in a role upholding the sacred institution of marriage. It might be difficult for her to deliver a convincing performance. Here we have both producer and leading star living immoral lives. Since these two elements very decidedly dominate in their production unit, it should not be expected that this particular company will lead the way in the reformation of motion picture morals. And since the relationships in other units are much the same, except that in some if it is not producer and star it is director and star, only the most inveterate optimist could hope for an improvement without the help of outside force. To be sure, this publisher-producer does pa\ lip service to clean pictures. A short time ago he wrote a stirring editorial in his papers condemning the profligacy of motion picture producers and voicing a demand for respect for the sacred in>** tution of the American family. He signed this