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Date: 10 April 2019

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Post No. 6250

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When Gary Cooper had finished making a certain picture for Samuel Goldwyn, another producer, Hunt Stromberg, exercised the option which he held on Cooper’ s services. Goldwyn called the other producer on the phone and in an aggrieved tone, said,
“It isn’t that I mind your taking Cooper. But you could have been nicer about it. You could at least have called me up and said,
Sam, I need Cooper right away, if it doesn’t interfere with your plans. Then I would have said, no”.

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Sam Goldwyn , impressed by the wide sale of Radcliffe Hall’s ‘The Well of Loneliness, expressed a desire to purchase the film rights.
“You can’t film that, he was advised. It deals with lesbians”.
“So alright, replied Goldwyn, where they got lesbians, we will use Austrians”.

From Wikipedia:–
Samuel Goldwyn

American-Polish film producer

Description

Samuel Goldwyn, also known as Samuel Goldfish, was a Polish-American film producer. He was most well known for being the founding contributor and executive of several motion picture studios in Hollywood.Wikipedia

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To Billy Rose came a seedy looking individual with a startling proposition. “I will do an act in your show that will be the greatest sensation ever presented. You can advertise it in advance, and get $100 a ticket. If you put $25000 in escrow for my wife, I will then commit suicide in the full view of your audience.
“It is natural !” said Rose, stimulating enthusiasm, but what will you do for an encore?”
(escrow,/ˈɛskrəʊ/

LAW

noun

1. 1.

a bond, deed, or other document kept in the custody of a third party and taking effect only when a specified condition has been fulfilled.)

(encore

/ˈɒŋkɔː/

noun

1. 1.

A repeated or additional performance of an item at the end of a concert, as called for by an audience.

“everybody got up on stage for the final encore”

synonyms:

repeat performance, extra performance,

)
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Perfect Scenario

They say that Samuel Goldwyn read the first script submitted by a new writer attached to the studio and summoned the hopeful to his desk.

“This is a perfect scenario, said Goldwyn, it is the first time in my life that I have seen a perfect scenario. There is absolutely nothing wrong with it. I want you to have a hundred copies made so I can distribute them to all the other writers so that everybody should see a really perfect script.
And hurry, he called as the thrilled and excited writer hastened out of the office ,before I start writing it.”

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The film producer, Daryl Zanuck, of whom Eddie Cantor has said,
“Zanuck is Goldwyn without the accent, once epitomised the Hollywood approach in speaking of Les Miserables, which he was about to film, referring to it as Lee’s Miserables, depicting as,
I am a fugitive from a Chain Gang in costume”.

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Flea Show
The following incident occurred at the Flea Show in Paris. One of the dear creatures which acted as coachman to the great flea coach, managed to hop off his box, and elected a rather stout lady, standing near, as his resting place. The proprietor of the show, who had spent much time and patience upon the  education of his insect, was in despair, and the lady was asked if she would mind making a search for the missing flea.

She accordingly retired to a private room, and in a few minutes, returned triumphant, carefully holding the captive in the most approved flea style. She handed him to the show man who started and changed colour, and returning the flea to the lady remarked:
Madame, this is not my flea!

(Flea circus

Description

A flea circus is a circus sideshow attraction in which fleas are attached to miniature carts and other items, and encouraged to perform circus acts within a small housing.)

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