The nineteen twenties were a riotous time for SACMP. Like the rest of the nation, they reveled in Chaplin's and Keaton's antics. Of course, being afficionados of all moving pictures, or "movies," SACMP also attended screenings from "Barnyard Studios" and United Studio's afternoon "Fright shows," featuring a SACMP favorite, Lon Chaney.

Of course, the depression was a particularly dire time for the SACMP, as even the relatively well-off young men of Columbia. In an effort to save themselves some pocket money, the SACMP officers voted to join the club with the sister organization at Barnard College. The alliance with the Ladies League of Proletarian Entertainment would not only increase attendance at the meetings, but given the progressive Barnardian practice of paying their own way, would save the SACMP lads valuable liquor money.

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