Vincent Price

On the way to Paramount’s back lot to star in a public service announcement for the U.S. Treasury Department 20 years ago, Vincent Price was delayed in traffic. When he got out of his brown Rolls-Royce halfway up the hill, he insisted on going around to every one of the 20-odd film crew members to apologize.

The Treasury paid him $136 plus “pension and welfare” (union scale at the time) for his services, and after the filming, which took all day, Price again went around to thank each crew member.

He later autographed a print of a photo taken during the shoot and added: “Let’s do some more.”

ALVIN M. HATTAL

Potomac, Md.