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 #:
000198
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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♦94 SODOM AND GOMORRAH crally do so from being prodded by their press agents or their own unlimited conceit. Speaking in general terms, Hollywood has never heard of most, if not all, of our current intellectual leaders. It is as unfamiliar with the names and works of the current inventors, educational leaders, composers, and other really worthwhile people as it is with the writings of Goethe or the discoveries of Newton. Few, if any, of the executives read enough to have intelligent opinions of current events. The majority «t them are deficient in English grammar. Even m their own field, drama, they are so ignorant that their mistakes cause no end of trouble to their tUffs. Uphill movement in the line of screen drama need not be expected as long as those who dominate it are too ignorant to help and too stubborn fro try to learn.