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 #:
000227
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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SODOM AXD GOMORRAH 223 brother-in-law of Adolph Zuknr. the pr< de: Jack and Harry Cohn, together with a host relatives and friends, rule the Columbia Studio Even the less important in the indt? are rilled by the relatives of the executives or stars. A few out of the everlasting string are Bill Bow, cousin of the famous, or infamous, Clara, in property at Paramount; Hal LeSeuer, brother of Joan Crawford, in stock at M-G his w Miss Crawford' stand-in; Barbara Brown, cousin of Jean Harlow, is Miss Harlow's stand-in, while another cousin is an office boy: Jesse Lasky Jr. is on the writer's staff at Fox where his father is a producer; Katherine De Mille, daughter of the fan* il, has be come a featured player at M-G-M. From this picture of the personnel situation it can readily be seen why the motion picture industry is carried on in such a haphazard fashion. It is an unfortunate fact that being a relative of even so great a genius as Louis B. Mayer does not insure writing ability or directorial talent. When these people clutter up the various dep;< ments in which they have no business to be. the result is obvious. Vfter all, what has either Ruth or Mitzi Cummings produced in the field of literature or drama that would indicate they are creative writers' Or what has Sylvia Thalher^ contributed to the screen that would warrant her