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 #:
000206
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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202 SODOM AND GOMORRAH something, they are permitted to hold their apartment. When the manager shows signs of putting them out for certain, they quietly sneak out in the middle of the night, taking their personal effects with them. With the price of a week's rent in advance, they take an apartment in a new neighborhood, where they employ their system over again. No wonder every apartment house manager asks every prospective guest, " Are you working in pictures?" A great many extras get by by cashing small worthless checks. Going into the markets after banking hours, they usually have some kind of identification and plausible excuse that will induce the cashier to take their checks. They have no fear of prosecution, for the checks are made so small that they are not worth the time and effort employed in bringing the petty criminals to trial. Besides, a conviction would not make good the checks. Self-preservation dictates that these people live in small communistic units. When four or five extras take an apartment they all pay as well as they are able, whether it is food, rent, or transportation. Today it may be Susie who has a dollar, tomorrow Jane, and the next day Winnie. When one eats, they all eat, even though it may be boiled rice and that only once a day. This is the story of ttoe self-financing of the extra players of Hollywood. Incidents, of course,