Movie mirror. (1935)

MOVIE MIRROR When r 1LM may lead to all three remove Film this special way opening phase of what was to develop into a strongly contested affair. They attempted to follow this up with a United Booking Office under their control. Actors, agents, authors, all combined at once and managed to defeat this plan, which was, of course, designed to cut salaries. “'Then the NRA code came along, and in it producers saw an opportunity to put their plans into effect. They wanted a salary control clause, and an anti-raiding clause — that is, a clause to prevent one studio from taking contract actors from another studio. Oddly enough, the pro¬ ducers do not show a united front — they long had agreed not to raid other studios, in search of talent, but none of them would live up to it. Now they thought that they could pass the onus on to Uncle Sam and make this plan effective. It was agreed among them that no actor could be ap¬ proached by another studio until six months after the actor’s contract had ended ! “You can imagine what this would mean to an actor. Six months idleness before he could sign with somebody else ! Here was a challenge to the rights of the actors that demanded immediate action. “Eddie Cantor, our president, went im¬ mediately to see President Roosevelt at Warm Springs, and by presidential decree this clause was made inoperative in the code. T N addition, the producers planned to seize control by a clause licensing actors’ agents. What would happen then? The agent who obtained a higher salary for his client might easily lose his license. “Figures show that actors — on the av¬ erage, mind you — are not overpaid. They are underpaid. Irving Thalberg, the Metro producer, in a published article declared that Hollywood gets only from seven and one-half to ten cents from every dollar taken in at the nation’s box-offices. The Guild figures show that actors receive only 18 per cent of that amount — and Mr. Rosenblatt’s figures also bear us out — which means that an actor gets only one and three-fifths cents out of every motion picture dollar ! “Another great evil against which the Guild is determined to fight, is the custom of making deals with actors. Suppose you are an actor who is valued at $300 a week. A producer wants you in a picture, but says: ‘We only need you two days next week, a day the third week, and the fourth week we can use you two days. We’ll give you, say, $400 for the job.’ “That means, of course, that you cannot work during those three weeks at any other studio. Instead of earning $900, you make $400. You would be better off at a lower salary and continuous employment. We are determined to obtain for actors a guarantee of continued employment — even at the cost of lowering salaries. “At present we are deadlocked with producers. But our recently completed contract with Equity, and our move to enter the Federation of Labor, will bring a difference. So far we have made gains • — we won the battle over salary control and anti-raiding clauses in the Code ; Eddie Cantor was appointed by the President to act as actors’ representative on Code Au¬ thority, and we have collected some $15,000 DON’T fool yourself about film! It can be the forerunner of one or all of the troubles pictured above. “But in removing film, why use one denti¬ frice rather than another?” you may ask. On that point, too, you need have no doubts. Many tooth pastes and tooth powders may claim to attack film. Pepsodent’s sole duty is to remove FiLM-and to keep film off teeth safely. To both the dental profession and the public alike, Pepsodent is known as the “special film-removing tooth paste.” Common sense reason for effectiveness and safety To convince you of film-removing power, Pepsodent depends neither on advertising tricks nor “hard-to-believe” claims. We state facts only — facts brought out in scientific study. You know about that sticky coating that constantly forms on your teeth. Dental authorities agree that this stubborn coating, which we call film, should be removed daily. And, now, in Pepsodent, is a revolutionary cleansing and polishing material, recently de¬ veloped. This material is unexcelled in filmremoving power. No other leading dentifrice contains it! And is it safe? So safe that in im¬ partial t£sts Pepsodent has been proved the least abrasive . . . therefore softest— of 15 lead¬ ing tooth pastes and 6 tooth powders. So, between visits to your dentist, remove ugly, dangerous film daily with Pepsodent. No grit in Pepsodent. No risk of harming pre¬ cious enamel as with mere “bargain” ways. To help keep breath Pure In many cases, offensive breath may be traced to decaying food particles between the teeth. Daily brushing with Pepsodent Tooth Paste helps remove these food particles . . . thus acts to combat one of the most common causes of unpleasant breath. 10% more Pepsodent in the new tube— dealers are selling it at a new low price ! YOU GET MORE! YOU PAY LESS! PEPSODENT the Special FilmRemoving Tooth Paste 81