"Fay told me that one day he was called into the office and Mrs. Antes had stacks of One Dollar Bills lined up on her desk and after handing him a paper bag said, "Mr. Concello said to give this to you".
It seems that DeMille had insisted in writing that the show pay a bonus of $1,000 to whatever circus people he determined had gone out of their way to contribute to the movie also included was a medallion with an inscription of gratitude.
Fay said he went back to the train, spread the money out on his bed and after counting and recounting discovered it was one dollar short."
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Tuesday, November 04, 2014
63 Years Ago! #8
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At the risk of re-hashing one of my favorite DeMille stories-- before they left Paramount, he gathered the company and told them, stars and all, that no Hollywood arrogance would be tolerated in Sarasota. He said (something like), "The circus people are as good at what they do, as we are at making movies, and all of them will be fully respected." He proved his point by showing genuine consideration to the showfolks throughout production, and afterward in answering personal letters from them, and assuring them that they shared equally in the Oscar their work won for Best Picture of 1952.
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