Sodom and Gomorrah : the story of Hollywood (1935)

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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 #:
000234
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
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Media History Digital Library
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Media History Digital Library
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Date Added:
August 22, 2024
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230 SODOM AND GOMORRAH The exhibitor may hesitate, but when he stops to figure that he will probably break even on most of the rest and stands a good chance of making a large profit on 'The Nights Are Fun," he signs. The contract, however, will provide for one Nettie Love-Teddie Spark romance OR SIMILAR feature. After his contract has been signed, the exhibitor may be informed that Nettie Love has not been available for "The Nights Are Fun," and instead he will get Fannie Flick in "The Days Are Gay." He can do nothing about it. It should be clearly understood that the major producing companies have not vacated the exhibiting field, even though the venture has proved unsuccessful financially. Quite the contrary, they are as busy as ever killing the goose that lays the golden egg. Although competitors, all the major producers have joined to kill the independent theater owner. On January 11th of this year (1935) the United States Government indicted Paramount, Warner Brothers, and RKO and seven of their subsidiaries for conspiracy in restraint of trade. This was in St. Louis, and a few days later indictments were made against those same companies, and several others, in New Orleans. Of course, they have not yet been proven guilty, but even the Hollywood Reporter, trade magazine, admits that "from what has been generally known of the tactics used by the big oper