The motion picture industry (Nov 1935)

Record Details:

Title:
The motion picture industry
Date:
Nov 1935
Publisher:
United States. National Recovery Administration. Division of Review
Volume:
Evidence study no. 25 of the motion picture industry
Leaf #:
00013
Language:
English
Collection:
Government & Law and Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
December 02, 2023
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CONTENTS Page Foreword 1 PART I: INTRODUCTION CHAPTER I ~ THE OP THE INDUSTRY 2 Definitions of the Industry 2 Description and Scope of the Industry 2 Assets. . 3 Cap i t al Inve s tn ent 4 Interstate Character of the Industry. ....... 4 PART II: PRODUCTION CHAPTER I ~ THE NATURE OP THE DIVISION 6 Total Number of Establishments 6 ITumber of Establishments "by Principal States. ... 6 ITumber of Li embers and Size of Concerns 7 Cross and Llet Income. , 7 let Income "by Liajor Companies 8 Total Cost of Production 9 Volume of Production. 9 Total Domestic and Poreign Releases 9 Production of "Peat-ares". 10 Production of "Shorts" 11 "Box-Office Rating" of Producers. 11 CHAPTER II ~ LABOR STATISTICS Total Number of Employees 13 Number of "Extras" 13 Seasonal Variation in Employment, 14 Total Annual Wages. 15 Annual Wages by Principal States. .... 16 Salaries and Wages as a Per Cent of Cost of Production. ..................16 Wages of Extras 17 Average Hourly Wage Rate. 18 Average Hours Worked per Week 18 Child Labor 19 Employees by Principal States .... 19 Total Employees 19 Wage Earners .20 (Continued) 8976