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...headed south, landed an hour later at Washington (275 miles), where Navy pilots flew it, found it good. Of Vought-Sikorsky's new F4U, built on contract to Navy specifications, Secretary of the Navy Knox had proudly announced that it had a high speed in excess of 400 m.p.h. Tough, seasoned Rear Admiral Jack Towers, the Navy's veteran flying air chief, had said to newsmen: "I believe this to be the fastest airplane in the U. S. today." One newsman, remembering glowing reports of 450-m.p.h. speeds by other U. S. fighting aircraft, asked how come...
...astonished is cocky little 31-year-old Oboler that such theatrical lights are anxious to deliver his lines. "They realize," he points out, "I have a respect for the medium I am working in." For this respectful attitude, Oboler is paid $4,000 a week by Procter & Gamble. His contract gives him the last word on all problems connected with Everyman's Theatre, on which each week he offers a half-hour of what he calls "socially conscious drama," written and directed by himself. Out of his $4,000, Oboler pays actors (his top: $1,000) and musicians, sometimes...
...houses, raise families. Professionally, they are tied in a union as exclusive as a London club, the American Society of Cinematographers, which, until its recent application for an A. F. of L. charter, had no truck with national affiliations. It costs $100 to join, holds a closed-shop contract with all major studios...
...Voyage Home. Toland's daring, imaginative style has earned him a reputation as the Artist of the cameramen, even though he is somewhat shorter on technical skill than his top-notch competitors. After 20 years at the job, Toland, now 36, earns $62,000 a year from his contract with Samuel Goldwyn, lives a quiet, unsocial Hollywood life in spite of his upper-bracket salary...
...Durbin swinging along, singing a song, is the difference between making a musical bright and fluffy or allowing it to settle like cold soufflé. Dark, athletic, with a Cupid's-bow mustache, Valentine is a leader in cameramen's politics, earns $700 weekly on his Universal contract...