A sly little grin must have come to the lips of the editors of Photoplay when they asked Hollywood’s reigning scandal-monger, Errol Flynn (1909 – 1959), to write a small treatise concerning Hollywood morals – and he accepted their offer. Flynn sharpened his pencil and scribbled the following lighthearted defense of Hollywood hedonism; contradicting himself at several points, he opined that Hollywood was not much different than any other neighborhood -and actors are always good because they’re too closely monitored to do bad -and if you don’t believe that, then you should know that the acting trade brings out in all who heed the call a certain character trait that makes any monogamy highly unlikely.
By the time the thrice married Flynn fell off the twig, he was a verified pederast, a drunkard and an an unconvicted rapist.
Click here to read about Errol Flynn and his slimy maneuverings with under-aged girls and reliance upon date-rape drugs…
Click here to read a 1922 article that slanders the morality of Hollywood and the acting profession.
