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Hollywood: Its Morals and Manners

Public domain audiobook

Hollywood: Its Morals and Manners

by Theodore Dreiser

English· 1:33:59· 4 chapters
Serialized in Shadowland from November 1921 to February 1922, Hollywood: Its Morals and Manners is Theodore Dreiser's shocking four part expose on the motion picture industry. In it, he shares his observations from his extended stay in Los Angeles, and gives us an intimate look at the seedier underside of Hollywood. (Summary by ChuckW)

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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    01 - The Struggle on the Threshold of Motion Pictures

    45:21
  2. Chapter 2

    02 - The Commonplace Tales with a Thousand Endings

    18:28
  3. Chapter 3

    03 - The Beginner's Thousand-to-One Chance

    15:02
  4. Chapter 4

    04 - The Extra's Fight to Exist

    15:08