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The December 31, 1933 issue of “People's World" carried pictures of Robert Montgomery, Virginia Bruce, Lelvyn Douglas, Miriam Hopkins, James Cagney, Gale Sondergaard, Luise Rainer, Eddie Cantor, Gloria Stuart, am Sylvia Sydney. The article beneath these pictures is ‘uoted as follows: "Pictured above are tan of the score or more of Hollywood highlights wno greatly aiaad the cause of srozress durin: the last year, thus proving that they have brains as well as beauty, social consciousness along with sex appeal. Most outstanding was Melvyn Douglas wno associated himself with every campaign to aid democracy and fight Fascism. These stars recognized that unionization is the greatest proteccion workers can have, even such high salary workers as they are. Consequently, many of them have worked tirelessly in strengttaing the powerful Screen Actors caild. They nave also shown their sympathy publicly and often for Loyalist Spain and have generously contributed money and talent for her aid. They have ~sorked to impose the boycott on Japanese ;oods, and have been prominent in anti-razi activities. Mary of then belong to the Motion Picture Democratic fomnittee which played an important part in the victorious ele:tion which quasned lone antrenched reaction in California. On the day before Christmas these stars and others cave a widely publicized party for the m.:rant agricultural workers at Shafter--publicized not to enchance thelr own glamcr, put to draw the attention of the nation to this portion of the ill-housed, ill-clothed, amd ill~fed. "In 1933 the film imustry reached a new low in the production of inept, dull and worthless pictures but the honor of Hollywood was creatly advanced by the work of these screen personalities who had the courage to join in the fight against all that big money ard monopolistic interests stand for". Source as given: 61=7561=254X20 (5) See ee epee anere Tee ma me ee . we ew ee a cn a nme pyrene