The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-07-12

whether they are IN the MOVIES or r
Now comes the New Movie mag
azine which goes on sale at the
Woolworth stores next Tuesday in
an article, Looking Into the Stars
Salary Envelopes"
1 have received from The Tower
Magazines Inc. of New York the
following summary of the article in
the New Movie Magazine:
The article traces the steady upward
climb of movie salaries from 1915, in which
year Mary Pickford was getting the high
est salary in moviedom. 1t was $4,000 a
week. Charlie Chaplin was then getting
81 1000 a week; and Francis x. Bushman
topped the screen lovers at $3.50 a week.
Five years later. in 1920. the highest sal
aired player was ALA Nazimova, who was
getting $13, 900 a week. Mary Pickford at
the head of her W company, mace $780,
600 that year; Charlie Chaplin made just
a shade under a half million; Norma Tai
madge and Anita Stewart made close to
$500, 900. Bill Hart ran UP the total Of
5000, 900 in earnings in the two years of
1919 and 1920. I'm 1915, he had been
drawing $500 a week.
other highly paid stars of 1920 earning
between $1,000 and $4,000 were Theda
Bara. Marguerite Clark, Pearl White, Paul
inc Frederick, Elsie Ferguson. Mabel Nor
mand, and Mae Marsh. Charlie Ray was
one Of the idols of the day. yet his salary
was $500 a week.
In 1925, Harold Lloyd was getting 5000
a week. The big money earners in 1925
we're Mary Pickford and Doug Fairbanks
at about a million each; Charlie Chaplin,
something less, due. to slow production,
and Norma Talmadge, a million.
Some of the big salaries of 1925 we're:
Tom Mix 1.-THE biggest fiat salary, $4,000
a week; Rudolph Valentino, 100000 a pic
ture; Lillian Gish, Gloria Swanson and
Thomas Meighan. $4,000 a week each; Pola
Negri. 5000; Richard Barthelmess. $4,000;
Conway Tearle and Eugene O'Brien topped
the leading men with a weekly salary en-
velope which contained $4,000. Tom Moore
was right behind at 2.500. Florence Vidor
led the leading women at $4,000.
In this year of 1880. the scene has
changed considerably. AL Jolson is riding
at the TOP with yearly earnings running
over the $1,000, 900 mark. The big six,
lust behind are Harold Lloyd, Mary Pick
ford. Douglas Fairbanks, Charlie Chaplin.
Gloria Swanson and Norma Talmadge. TWO
Of the hirhest salaried stars are DICK
Barthelmess and John barrymore. Mr..
Barthelmess is averaging well over $4,000
a week making only two pictures a year
John BARRYMORE gets $50, 900 a picture.
Marilyn Miller is said to be getting s2oo'OoO
for each film; George Arliss draws down
$50. 900 a picture; Lawrence Tibbett's salary
has been reported to be as high as $75,0OO
a picture.
The newer generation Of stars, the ar
ticle points out. draws considerably less.
Buddy Rogers salary is $1,000 a week;
Nancy Carroll is getting $1,000; Gary
Cooner. 81. 500; Richard Arlen, $1,000. A
few of the bigger salaries are as toho"S'
George Bancroft. $4,000; Ruth Chatterton.
So. $50: william Powell. Sl,7oo; Janet cay
nor. So, 900; Richard Dix. $4,000; Norma
shearer. $4,000: Ramon Noyarro. $4,000;
Ronald Colman. $4,000: Edmund Love-
So. 900.
The advent of the talkie was followed
bv the most radical salary upheayel that
ever hit Hollywood. SAYS the article. This
is a bad year for HOLLYWOOD players VINO
are free-lancing. Such favorites as Har-
rison Ford. Kenneth Harland, Jacquellne
Logan. Ricardo Cortez had their earnings
cut in half. Bert Lytell. Eugene O'Brien'
Leatrice Joy and Estelle Taylor vent into
vaudeville in order not to cut their earn
ines. The four who have probably telt
the paymaster's axe more keenly than any
others are Colleen More. Tom Mix, Thomas
Meighan and Corinne Griffith.
There is a concerted campaign on the
part of many Of the big studios to re-
lease most of their players and cast them
on the free lance field. The object OF this
move is to bring about a general reduc-
ton in paw checks. Also, many OF the
players whom the studios have retained
under contract for tryout purposes, will
have proven unsuccessful for talking pic
eure work and will long LONG be in de-
mand. The new ones signed up will have
to sign at a considerably lower salary
than formerly.
Some of the younger stars are getting
more money today than before the in
stallation of sound. Joan Crawford has
Jumped from $500 to 50, 500 in three years;
Conrad Nagel from $40 to $4,000; Alice
White from $500 to 81 1900: FAY Wrav from
$500 to $1,000. and Loretta young from
500 to s875.
Greta Garbo's salary is more or less Of
a mystery. as most things about her. are:
She came from Sweden at a salary OF
$3.50. Today. her salary is said to. be
around $4,000. Clara Bow, long the pig.
is getting $4,000. a comparatively low
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