Important Producing Companies Open a Retrenchment Campaign

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 596, 23 February 1929, Page 25

Important Producing Companies Open a Retrenchment Campaign

Hollywood writers report that a deter is being carried out by some of the lar Probably the necessity for special talk

Stars are not as plentiful in Hollywood as they were a year ago and the fortunate ones who command exceptional salaries are becoming rapidly

fewer. Metro-Gold-wyn-Mayer, Universal, First National and Uhited Artists are retaining their previous list of actors with star rating, but drastic weeding - out is being observed in other studios. Paramount lists only six stars as against 11 a year

mined retrenchment of picture players gest and most important companies, ing film, talent is at the back of this.

ago. The only stars being retained by j Pathe at present are William Boyd and Ina Claire. Last year this studio had six stars. Christie’s studios, of; comedy fame, had six comedians last year. There are now three. FBO, which a season or so ago rated j Tom Mix, Tom Tyler, Bob Steele and j Buzz Barton as stars, is not renewing j contracts with any of these at present. | At Fox Victor McLaglen shines as the j sole star; there were four a year ago. j The Warner list is longer, but the fact j that most of the names carry theatri- j cal rather than picture records tells its I own story.