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Show Indecency Is j Film Charge I j BOSTON, July 25 n:.l!i Rleven prominent actors and actresses and the types of roles they portray por-tray "from time to time," were listed by the Rev. Russell M. Sullivan, Sul-livan, S. J., spokesman for William Wil-liam Cardinal 'Council, to support sup-port a charge the motion picture j industry uses its best-ltnown starts to "glorify immortality." ; Father Sulivan, speaking to ai New England audience during the Catholic liuth broadcast, called upon Hollywood for self-reform and sclf-cciwi ship, and challenged chal-lenged Will "flays "to join tha j campaign of decency." He accused ac-cused producers of using: Mae West to portray "thsr worldly wise,- sophisticated vulgarian vul-garian who climbed the ladder of success '.wrong- by wrong.' " Joan Crawford to teach liltlq ones "the eno'nling romance of kept --.jyien." Barbara Stanwyck and Helen Twelvetrees to show them "the uplifting- ways of fallen women." Jean Harlow and Clara Bow to teach "the alluring attractiveness of partial nakedness." George Raj't and George Ban- ! croft ' to glorify "the admirable 1 courage of murderous gangsters. Clark Gable and William Haines to show "the way of insidious male lure." 1 Adolphe Menjou to teach young : men "the gentlemanly ways of I the rake." |