A HOLLYWOOD PARTY
DISORDERLIES ALLEGED ASSAULT CHARGES DISMISSED . .'' ', ; , LOS ANGELES, June 18. After an investigation lasting two days, during which some witnesses alleged that the movie party in quertion was the wildest, rottenest, and most drunken riot in the history of Hollywood, and others denied that improprieties occurred, the grand jury dismissed tha charges of assault brought by one complainant; and the case closed.
The attorney for the complainant called the affair a sorry mess, and said he would enlist the women's clubs of the nation in a campaign to " save others of her sisters who were seeking fame in the pictures."
A message received on June 5 stated: The authorities are investigating a very wild drinking orgy among kinema artists and 125 extra girls in cowboy costumes. Ostensibly reporting for work at a ranch, tbev found that they were compelled to entertain visiting salesmen. Wallace Beery was present, but departed protesting.' One girl was attacked and sent to hospital.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23222, 21 June 1937, Page 9
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