In 1925, Tsar Will Hays asked the Russell Sage Foundation to investigate Hollywood casting agencies. The investigation showed that: the agencies charged commissions as high as 60%; there were so many of them that aspirants for cinema jobs had a hard time keeping in touch with all; applicants were often cheated, mistreated, or subjected to improper offers. In 1926, the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, Inc. started the Central Casting Corp. to interview applicants for jobs three days a week, assign welfare workers to minor applicants, charge no commissions. For general...
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