Hollywood Babylon, Part 1
In the center of an ode to modern consumerism is a secret, a reference to the glamour and debauchery that are In 1916, D.W. Griffith made Intolerance, his response to the widely maligned Birth of a Nation (which basically resuscitated the flagging Ku Klux Klan by portraying them as heroes.) At the time of its production, Intolerance was the most expensive movie ever made. Its famous
The Babylonian part of the movie in particular, was felt to be racy and over the top, with thousands of scantily clad extras, scandalizing the remnants of Victorian social mores and contributing to Hollywood's growing reputation as a den of sin.
To Be Continued...
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