The Sins of Hollywood

Written by:
Ed Roberts
Narrated by:
Chuck Williamson

Unabridged Audiobook

Ratings
Book
71
Narrator
30
Release Date
December 2016
Duration
2 hours 47 minutes
Summary
Exacerbated by several high-profile Hollywood scandals, a wave of anti-Hollywood rhetoric tried to paint the movie capital as a veritable hotbed of crime, licentiousness, and moral transgression. THE SINS OF HOLLYWOOD, published in May 1922, is perhaps the most prominent anti-Hollywood polemic published during this turbulent time in film history. This anonymously-written booklet recounts in sensational, lurid detail the various high-profile scandals that precipitated the firestorm surrounding Hollywood's supposed moral turpitude. The author (later identified as former PHOTOPLAY editor Ed Roberts) pulls no punches in his condemnation of "movie vice." He even takes aim at some of Hollywood's biggest stars, directors, and producers: Rudolph Valentino, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, Wallace Reid, Thomas Ince, Mabel Normand, Mae Busch, and more. Although real names are only sparingly used, most subjects are easily identified. In a nutshell, the author takes us on a guided tour through the seedy, disreputable, thoroughly indecent underworld that lurks beneath Hollywood's glistening, glamorous facade. It is a sensational work of moral alarmism that gives us a wild, untamed, unapologetically lurid account of Hollywood's dark side. NOTE: This book is an entertaining, propulsively readable book regardless of one's prior knowledge of early Hollywood history. However, some listeners may want to know the identities of these scandalized stars. Their identities can be found in the annotations provided by TAYLOROLOGY: http://www.taylorology.com/issues/Taylor30.txt (Summary by ChuckW)
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Uncle B. Kringle

I enjoyed the book. The narrator was very clear and made the story that much better

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Theresa S.

Not good, distracting

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Anonymous

Very disappointing

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Adkr G.

Seriously, the worst book narration I ever heard. You get lost listening to this guy trying so hard to sound "different", "proper"? Can't stand it even 5 mins.

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Dan C.

book lacked substance. there were buildups that made it seem like some deep evil but this was really a lame expose. i liked how much the narrator over acted here they really sold it.

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Debbie Parmely

Not the best narrator. The voice sticks to the ear.

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Anonymous

boring. ancient history. all the characters are now deceased.

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Michael R.

Your soul will need a bubble bath and scrub after this unique, one of a kind ,Dante's Inferno type tour deep down into the bowels of old/ new Hollywood with a tour guide who could be an aristocrat reporter sharing his best or a vindictive never was who had discovered everyone's tea and they knew it for he was best friend to all. Odd writing, odd, narrator and a sometimes attrocious clash where all elements war but it works for this.These are true stories though. I enjoyed this pre code pre taxes tawdry Hollywoodland tour.

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Anonymous

Very disappointing. Never clear on who was involved in the scandals. The narrator should not quit his day job. He was trying to be dramatic and he failed

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Gwen C.

Why on every chapter do they say audiobook and everything like you just started. Bc they are free I guess. Audible doesn’t do this. It’s terrible and on every free book every chapter. Next time just keep the free books

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