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 #:
000166
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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162 SODOM AND GOMORRAH increased fan mail, which sustains the high salary at the studio. No wonder the stars are grateful to their fan writers. It is too bad, though, that these articles do not stick to presenting more credible stories. So many of them quote the ignorant players on subjects they know nothing about, and that everybody knows they know nothing about. ''Gary Cooper — Can A Man Love Two Women," one of the more recent articles, is an example of the stupidity and similar characteristics of this wretched literature. The article, true to form, commences with a description of Gary . . . "The tall, handsome, he-man Gary sat back in his chair," etc. "He was wearing orchid silk pajamas and a very becoming lounging robe ... It was 10 A.M." The article proceeds to inform the reader that Gary, being a man from the western plains, loves huge breakfasts and describes in detail just what Gary ate. Then, finally, after a third of the article has been devoted to a description of the setting and the author's feelings in the presence of the great he-man star, the subject matter is touched. It would seem that Gary believes it possible for two men to love the same woman, but impossible for one man to love two women. Then at this point the author digresses to say that Gary is very much in love with his fiancee and that the author could read this truth in his eyes. Gary, after having sufficiently radi