Sodom and Gomorrah : the story of Hollywood (1935)

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SC iND GOMORRAH 175 pensive. They employ large offia of the most impudent people imaginable I re as a buffer between themselves and the rabble of the side world. The same office force, flanked by the personnel of many departments, serve as a bureaucracy for their ma something like the Romanov Tsars of Russia used to maintain tor the government of their far-flung empire. An executive vice-president must have an assistant to handle one phase of his business, a secretary to handle another, and an assistant secretary for general purposes. The assistant, too, must have a secrel to maintain the proper atmos phere in the offices great executive. Besides. the girl at the office switchboard is equipped direct a thorough questionaire at any person try ing to reach the executive by telephone. And since it is virtually impossible to reach him any other way. the system is well-nigh perfect. hing is more amusing, or trying, than to attempt to get in touch with these divinities by telephone. To start with, you are questioned by the girl at the switchboard who demands your nam** and that you tell her what you want to talk about. If you insist that your business is of such a private nature that it cannot be disclosed to anyone 3 than the executr self, after a few min utes of waiting, if you are not cut out, you will d with the assistant secretary. This enterprising individual will promptly fire a volley