Hands of Hollywood (1929)

Hands of Hollywood $75.00 to $150.00 per week. (Sometimes the wig makers are paid a sum for each wig made. Also, a great many wigs are made for the studios by outside hair goods stores.) Make-up Artists Although most actors and actresses put on their own make-up, every large studio employs make-up artists. These make-up men have made a special study of all kinds of make-up, and usually they are very clever and accomplished in this work. They devise difficult and unusual make-ups for special and eccentric roles. They also make up the extras when the script calls for mobs of Arabs, Chinese, Indians, Malays, etc. The qualifications are: knowledge of photographic color requirements; knowledge of the skin coloring of the various races, and ability to make scars, facial deformities, and even artificial features. The salaries range from $50.00 to $75.00 per week. Costume Houses Special uniforms and various costumes for men are made to order or rented from the costume houses. There are several of these costume houses in Hollywood and in Los Angeles which cater to the studios. These costume houses keep thousands of uniforms and costumes of every country and of every historical period in stock. The rentals paid by the studios to these houses amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars yearly. In addition to military and naval uniforms, the stock of these houses contains uniforms for policemen, mailmen, firemen, subway guards, bank watchmen, bell boys, elevator operators, waiters, etc. There is also a feminine wardrobe department in every large costume house, because no studio contains enough feminine costumes for the requirements of every story. [72]