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...Above directors in Hollywood's economic, if not in its esthetic, scale are producers who hire directors, assign them to pictures, tell them how much to spend and are, to some extent, respon- sible for their work. Three of the most widely publicized producers in Hollywood: MGM's Irving Thalberg, Twentieth Century's Darryl Zanuck, Universal's Carl Laemmle...
...Hungary, which has never admitted Rumania's right to Transylvania, indignation at this sting from Hornet Barthou grew so intense that the Hungarian Government had to assign troops to guard his train as it crossed Hungary. Before leaving Rumania, which he lately induced to recognize Soviet Russia (TIME, June 18), M. Barthou was presented with the first Rumanian passport valid for travel among Bolsheviks, a flattering passport made out to "Louis Barthou, Rumanian citizen" in recognition of honorary citizenship just voted him by the Chamber of Deputies. According to Citizen Barthou of France and Rumania, his two countries...
...that aspirants for cinema jobs had a hard time keeping in touch with all; applicants were often cheated, mistreated, or subjected to improper offers. In 1926, the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, Inc. started the Central Casting Corp. to interview applicants for jobs three days a week, assign welfare workers to minor applicants, charge no commissions. For general manager the corporation chose an unassuming young man named David Allen who had been running an agency...
...election day workers out of the Federal Treasury." Under gag rule Democratic leadership sandwiched in the census bill after all members had been summoned to the floor to pass a processing tax on hogs. Shrilled Massachusetts' Republican Martin: "It is eminently fitting the leadership of the House should assign this pork bill to follow the roll call on the hog bill...
...cross section has been stressed so far; but it is not the only thing worth considering. Slight variations in the personalities of the Houses would do no harm but would make it far easier to assign students the Houses they desire...