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Film Stars Strike Producers for Higher Pay War in Hollywood
The dispute pits studios against actors' agents over salaries with top stars demanding raises toward the quarter million per picture tier. Greta Garbo Marlene Dietrich George Arliss Eddie Cantor are named among high earners, while Sylvia Sidney and Myrna Loy push for bigger weekly or per picture figures. Janet Gaynor Frederic March and others also seek 100000 plus per film.
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