Sodom and Gomorrah : the story of Hollywood (1935)

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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 #:
000153
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 149 Again the Hollywood pr< nts have developed an art achieved in no other civilization. They are the only ones who can cry. "Wolf! Wolf!" time and again when th HO wolf, and get away with it. Glance at the titles of some of the latest fan articles. "Norma Shearer Tells All!" Miss Shearer, in this article, divulges nothing whatever. It is the m<>st amazing string of words in which not a single idea is expressed that you can ever hope to read. No doubt Miss Shearer could tell something interesting about her life if she chose. Hardly anyone of adult age can spend many years in the film capital associated closely with the motion picture industry without having some experiences that would prove interesting the rank and rile of the public But Miss Shearer chose, apparently, not tu sa) anything about >uch experiences. So. although nothing was said by the star, some ingenious fan writer did an article entitled. "Norma Shearer Tells All." And the preceding issue of this magazine, one can be as sured. advertised very extensively to its readers that the forthcoming issue would carry a magfl cently frank disclosure of Miss Shearer's hidden life. ' Tn the same month a rival publication, not to he outdone in the confession business, ran an article entitled. "Katherine Hepburn Conf< Here is news! \ famous screen actress reveals