Money Talks in Hollywood The Big Salaries of 1931 Stars
A survey of Hollywood earnings shows top stars earning vast weekly sums while taxes hit the industry. Tex Mix led with $17 000 weekly, Colleen Moore and Lillian Gish earned $10 000 and $8 000 respectively, while others like Ruth Chatterton and Constance Bennett commanded multi million contracts. The piece notes high living costs, business ventures, and a rising number of young performers nicknamed baby stars of 1931.
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Hollywood
United States
Tong
Tex Mix
Tom
Hollywood Hospital
Beverly Hills
Colleen Moore
Lillian Gish
Pola Negri
Patsy
Ruth Muller
Florine McKinney
Fort Worth
Texas
Filmland
American Conservatory of Music
Chicago
Paramount Studios
John McCormack
Amos
Andy
Dick Barthelmess
Jack Gilbert
Ruth Chatterton
Constance Bennett
Warner Bros
George Bancroft
Walter Huston
Lupe Velez
Joan Bennett
Will Rogers
Bill
Floyd Gibbons
Pastime Friday Features Jack Oakie and Keaton double bill
The print markets a two feature weekend at the cinema. On Friday December 4 Jack Oakie stars in June Moon and The Conquering Horde with Richard Arlen and Fay Wray promising outdoor thrills. Saturday December 5 Buster Keaton headlines Sidewalks of New York with gymnastic stunts, boxing and jiu jitsu in a single sequence. Anita Page leads the cast with Chiff Edwards and others.
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Jack Oakie
America
Lardner-Kaufman
Jack
Richard Arlen
Fay Wray
Buster Keaton
New York
Keaton
Jules White
Zion
Edward G Robinson Stars In Smart Money and An American Tragedy
Edward G Robinson stars in Smart Money a farmer Bros melodrama where he plays a small town Greek gambler who rises to notoriety as a gambling despot and faces a woman he saved from death Then Paramount presents An American Tragedy a Theodore Dreiser adaptation with Phillips Holmes Sylvia Sidney and Frances Dee premiering Dec 9-10.
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Edward G. Robinson
Warber
Robinson
Paramount
Theodore Dreiser
Phillips Holmes
Sylvia Sidney
Frances Dee
Unpaid Bristol Taxes Notice by Rhode Island Collector
Amos S. Gorham, Bristol tax collector, warns unpaid town taxes for 1931 will be levied on real estate on December 15, 1931 at 5 p.m. unless paid by then. A levy penalty of $2.00 or more will be added after December 16, 1931.
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State House
Providence
R. I
State
George C. Clark
State of
Rhode Island
Bristol
Special Town Meeting Warning for Bristol Rhode Island
Notice to Bristol voters of a December 7 1931 town meeting at Reynolds School to authorize borrowing up to 225000 for Bristol sewer system and disposal plant, land and rights needed, plus any other lawful business. Town Sergeant Thomas E Johnson signs the warrant.
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Bristol
John W. Church
Rhode Island
Reynolds School
Socony Radiator Cleaner and Upperlab Oil Advertised
Seasonal automotive products promote Socony Radiator Cleaner to remove rust and scale for winter protection. Socony Upperlab Oil offers wear and valve protection with four ounces added to gasoline to aid starting and lubricate hard to reach parts.
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Socony
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Tel
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NEW England Steamship Lines
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State OF Rhode
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Providence Plantations
County of Bristol, Sc
Thomas E. Johnson
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New England
Standard Oil Company OF New York, Inc
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