Silent Era Facts
The Price of the Picture: Directors' Salaries: |
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| Clarence Badger | 1,500 weekly |
| William Beaudine | 1,750 weekly |
| Monta Bell | 25,000 per picture |
| Frank Borzage | 1,500 weekly |
| Tod Browning | 1,500 weekly |
| Christy Cabanne | 1,000 weekly |
| James Cruze | 50,000 per picture |
| Alan Dwan | 50,000 per picture |
| George Fitzmaurice | 50,000 per picture |
| Victor Fleming | 1,500 weekly |
| John Ford | 1,750 weekly |
| Edmund Goulding | 1,500 weekly |
| Robert Z. Leonard | 20,000 per picture |
| Ernst Lubitsch | 175,000 per picture |
| Mickey Neilan | 35,000 per picture |
| Fred Niblo | 2,500 weekly |
| Victor Seastrom | 2,500 weekly |
| Malcolm St. Clair | 2,000 weekly |
| King Vidor | 40,000 per picture |
| Erich von Stroheim | 100,000 per picture |
| Raoul Walsh | 1,500 weekly |
Source:An Evening's Entertainment: The Age of the Silent Feature Picture, 1915-1928, by Richard Koszarski |
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