Atlanta Daily World

$3000 Per Day Paid
Colored Players
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MGM's
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HOLLYWOOD--(By Harry Levette for ANP)--The big bad wolf can huff and puff in vain at the doors of many local colored film actors and extras this coming winter, for the pay-roll at Metro-Goldwyn studio for their new film "Too Hot To Handle" during the past few weeks has been a godsend to them.

During the past nine days nearly $3,000 per day has been paid out to the colored players alone, most of whom are members of the Screen Actors Guild. Those who did not belong to this powerful and very beneficial union were allowed to work by the studio after securing waivers so they could fill out the numbers required. These received the same rates of pay as guild members, which was attended to by Charles Diubin, capable young militant checker for the guild.

The sum total was the largest amount of cash paid colored movie actors since "Slave Ship" at Fox studio over a year ago when in addition to the stock players, and day players who had worked all thru it, 700 were used on a single day.

This was the well-remembered scene of the sweltering hell-hole of a crowded ship hold packed with human cargo.

Including a number whose checks with adjustments for overtime and stunt pay averaged $100 per day during this period 255 men worked for three days straight. Of these many doubled back after a few hours sleep at home to start a new day of 8 hours at studio specifications.