HOLLYWOOD THROUGH THE BACK DOOR

by E. Nils Holstius ‧ RELEASE DATE: Nov. 3, 1937

Nondescript and unimportant -- a book that makes little contribution to the general understanding of the picture industry. The story of an English novelist who thought he could break into the pictures without any pull -- and of how he was disillusioned. First third mildly interesting as he gives his impressions of a dance hall, a burlesque, Aimee Semple McPherson, etc. But when he gets to Hollywood he wastes a great deal of his own and the reader's time waiting for something to happen, and he brings in a great many names for the sake of bringing them in. His end is like his beginning -- failure, and he returns to England, where he should have stayed in the first place.

Pub Date: Nov. 3, 1937

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Longmans, Green

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Nov. 1, 1937

Categories: NONFICTION