Hollywood Tales

“The original scripts [for Sunset Blvd.] were printed with the title A Can of Beans, because the writers were afraid the studio wouldn’t support a script that might be seen as negative about the business. Their concerns may have been justified. When the film came out, MGM chief Louis B. Mayer reportedly screamed at Wilder: ‘You bastard! You have disgraced the industry that made you and fed you! You should be tarred and feathered and run out of Hollywood!’”

–Variety, 7/19/93

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