Record #391
- Date:
- 01/02/1928
- Record Type:
- Resolution
- Reel:
- Reel 4
- Frame Start:
- 4-0987
- Frame End:
- 4-0997
- Legacy ID:
- 391
- Legacy Year:
- 1928
- Legacy Index:
- Block Booking
This was prepared by Carl Ackerman to be presented by Conrad Nagel on behalf of Actors' Equity in opposition to the Brookhart Bill, which is anti block-booking. It complains in part that "to substitute a system of public auction for the present method of renting films will introduce an element of hazard in the industry . . . " A further resolution, prepared for presentation by the L.A. Chamber of Commerce, stresses the connection between motion pictures and commerce, especially overseas.
Keywords
Block booking (30), Motion pictures and commerce (4) Show all keywords…
