c/til · by Domille@sh.itjust.works · 3yTIL: in the silent film era, the movie producers refused to credit actors' names, because they didn't want the actors to get famous and get leverage for better pay Source: Wikipedia 119 points · 11 comments · view on lemmy.world
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DigitalTraveler42@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 3y
There's always some greedy bastard trying to gatekeep the ladder while exploiting as many workers and creators as possible along the way.
everett@lemmy.ml · 19 pts · 3y
United Artists came about as a reaction to this, founded by some of the biggest stars at the time: Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford and others.
Domille@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 3y
another thing TIL!
random_character_a@lemmy.one · 5 pts · 3y
Is this the reason why it's so hard to find what are names of those female singers in those hit songs from famous DJs.
wabafee@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 3y
They were right
Domille@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 3y
They were right not to credit the actors?
sunbunman@lemm.ee · 10 pts · 3y
No, the latter half
wabafee@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 3y
There thinking were right about the leverage the actors get by crediting them. As for not crediting obviously it's wrong.
sailing_bookdragon@feddit.nl · 3 pts · 3y
and this is why the producers union does have an agreement, but the Actors and the writers unions have not?