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 #:
000211
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 207 disheartened men respond favorably to the offer of "ten dollars and a bottle of Scotch." This being true of abnormal sex traffic, it is impossible to over estimate the amount of the so-called normal. However, a publicity agent of one of the major studios summed the situation up admirably when he said, referring to the extras. "Yes, we keep them pretty well in circulation." Those extras who marry merely change from the sin of fornication to adultery, for the idea of marital fidelity is absurd to those men who prey on the atmosphere players. Besides, the financial stability required for a happy and successful marriage is lacking. After the novelty has worn off, most of the extras follow the example set by their superiors of quickly forgetting their marriage vows. Unless she is married to someone outside the profession, and who has a steady income, the life of the motion picture extra is anything but enviable. Old and wornout at thirty, she has but a few years in which to battle against odds that cannot be surmounted except by luck or the gratification of passion, and the latter is most unreli able. Actors, male and female, who want to become movie stars should establish themselves outside of Hollywood. The only way to get inside a motion picture studio is to make oneself sought, rather than seeking. Any other method is much too great a gamble.