"stacked the Garden of Allah with scriveners brought west to spitball box-office reveries."

[Negar Sh]

Hi. the extract "stacked the Garden of Allah with scriveners brought west to spitball box-office reveries" is from the short story "this nib for hire" from Woody Allen's "mere anarchy". I have difficulty understanding the Garden of Allah, and to spitball box-office reveries. Here's more context:

It is said Dostoyevsky wrote for money to sponsor his lust for the roulette tables of St Petersburg. Faulkner and Fitzgerald too leased their gifts to ex-schmatte moguls who stacked the Garden of Allah with scriveners brought west to spitball box-office reveries.

Thank you in advance.

 

[Glenfarclas]

The Garden of Allah was a famous hotel in Hollywood (hence "brought west"). "To spitball" = "come up with ideas for, brainstorm". "Box-office reveries" = movies.

 

[bennymix]

The 'Garden of Allah' is a hotel in Hollywood. See

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_of_Allah_Hotel

Rich industrialists (e.g. in clothing [schmatta]) brought writers [who would live in the hotel] to come up with and try out [=spitball] ideas that might generate movies that might be box office hits.

cross posted with Glenfarclas.

 

[Negar Sh]

Thank you both! You were of great help to me!