Mary Pickford’s Contract With Adolph Zukor 1916.

Post by **jones jones** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 8:35 am

1) She could reject the finished pictures; a studio must be built for her; she must own it herself so no one else could make a movie there.

2) $1,400,000.00 salary per year and 50% of the profits of all her movies.

3) She was also to get $10,000.00 a week drawing account.

4) $300,000.00 bonus for signing.

5) A private car attached to any train if she travelled. Two limos and chauffeurs paid by the studio on call day and night.

6) Her wardrobe in toto on and off the screen.

7) Two maids both at the studio and at home.

She was once off Zukor’s payroll for four weeks while she considered other offers from every other picture company and from industrial billionaires who wanted to form companies for her. She made Zukor pay her $40,000.00 a week for those four weeks!

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 9:01 am

Mary Pickford wasn't just a beautiful face and talented silent film star ... she was a shrewd business woman as well. Okay, maybe a little bit of a prima donna too ... but that kind of success could easily go to a girl's head! :yh_battin

Snooz · Post by **Snooz** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 9:34 am

I imagine her deals weren't quite so lucrative when the US declared war on Germany the next year and we entered The Great War.

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 3:34 pm

She was indeed a superstar in her time.

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