3027
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1939-07-11
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Report
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McCormick of RKO and Gillham of Paramount were not impressed with staging a celebration of the motion pictures' Golden J...
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1218
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1939-01-27
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Report
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Report of a Special Committee appointed on 10 January 1939 at Waldorf Astoria luncheon meeting of national organizations...
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1184
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1938-11-15
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Report
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The report of the Advertising Committee on Motion Pictures' Greatest Year -- the improved profits have to do with the im...
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2901
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1938-10-14
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Report
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Another copy of the 1937 report of the Advisory Committee on Education in Motion Pictures.
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2905
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1938-03-26
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Report
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Includes Press Summary - transcriptions from the press. Regards the production of "Goofytone News" a satire of Fox Movi...
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2900
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1938-03-08
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Report
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The report on the United Artists films by the Advisory Committee on Education in Motion Pictures. Which are acceptable f...
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2861
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1937-10-01
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Report
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Report of the Advisory Committee on Motion Pictures in Education.
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3373
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1937-02-03
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Report
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Press Summary - transcriptions from press reports. Breen has ordered deletion of all scenes of excessive or unnecessary...
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2736
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1936-11-11
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Report
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A summary of various press reports relevant to the industry. Includes item on Japanese censorship; Gold Seal Production...
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2831
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1936-11-08
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Report
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Information about the work of the Will Rogers Memorial Commission.
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2743
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1936-11-02
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Report
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Report on the National Bureau of Standards project investigating preservation of records on motion picture film. Outline...
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2711
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1936-11-01
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Report
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Parliamentary report of a committee appointed by the Board of Trade, London. Dealing with the dominance of Hollywood, t...
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2795
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1936-06-30
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Report
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Report detailing the best interests of all security holders of Paramount -- they demand the company continues operations...
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2746
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1936-06-01
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Report
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Summary report on the research undertaken by the National Bureau of Standards on film preservation.
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2530
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1935-10-01
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Report
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"Trade Relations in the Motion Picture Industry". Important document dealing with nearly all issues: block booking, over...
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1113
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1935-09-12
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Report
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'Survey and Report on Screen Advertising." Five kinds of advertising discussed: trailers advertising coming attractions...
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2558
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1935-09-01
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Report
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Report entitled "Pedagogic Films" -- looks at the past and present state of pedagogic films and visual education. No aut...
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2697
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1935-03-04
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Report
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Summary of questionnaire on motion pictures given to high school students at John C. Fremont High School.
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2694
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1935-01-24
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Report
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"Moving Pictures and the Adolescent". Results of a questionnaire given to high school students. Looks at attendance, spe...
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1093
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1934-07-24
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Report
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Report arising from a meeting between MPPDA Executives and advertising and publicity managers on how MPPDA should deal w...
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1998
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1934-04-09
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Report
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The creation of an Archives Commission -- report accompanies a Bill to establish the National Archives of the United Sta...
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1802
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1933-09-01
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Report
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"What Shocked the Censors!" A complete record of cuts in motion picture films ordered by the New York State Censors from...
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3353
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1933-05-31
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Report
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Findings and Recommendations:The Payne Fund Motion Picture Research. This report was read to the New York members of th...
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1747
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1932-12-08
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Report
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A report on the idea of furthering the "relationship" between cinema and dance.
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1728
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1932-12-06
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Report
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"A Practical Plan for the Centralized Physical Distribution of Film" by E.D. Leishman.
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3066
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1932-10-13
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Report
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"Summary of Bill Proposed to Be Recommended for Enactment at the Next Session of Congress."
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3067
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1932-10-13
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Report
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"Summary of Proposed Bill to Prevent the Obstruction of and Burdens Upon Interstate Trade and Commerce in Copyrighted Mo...
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1740
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1932-04-25
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Report
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"Plan for Centralized Distribution of Motion Picture Films and of Advertising Accessories Issued in Connection Therewith...
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1742
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1932-04-15
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Report
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"Report of the Committee of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers on Film Preservation." Formed for the purpose of gen...
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1790
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1932-03-01
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Report
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"Visual Instruction, Its Value and Its Needs". McClusky is president of the National Academy of Visual Instruction. Larg...
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2008
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1932-03-01
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Report
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"Visual Instruction, Its Value and Its Needs". McClusky is president of the National Academy of Visual Instruction. Larg...
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751
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1931-10-08
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Report
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Payne Fund Studies -- MPPDA has known of them and been fighting them for three years. -- may need to launch its own p...
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752
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1931-10-08
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Report
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Payne Fund Studies -- MPPDA has known of them and been fighting them for three years. cont. -- admissions that some c...
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766
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1931-04-23
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Report
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'The Code, One Year Later" - assessment of Production Code operation - impressed, but points out that where in 1930 they...
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3347
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1931-04-23
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Report
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'The Code, One Year Later" - assessment of Production Code operation - impressed, but points out that where in 1930 they...
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1581
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1930-12-31
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Report
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Report of the Sub-Committee of Motion Pictures and Theatres for the White House Conference on Child Health and Protectio...
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1595
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1930-12-31
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Report
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Annual report of the Division of Motion Pictures, New York State federation of Women's Clubs, submitted by Mrs Malcolm P...
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1606
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1930-11-15
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Report
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A report by the American College of Surgeons on the cooperative work done with Eastman Teaching Films on the production ...
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1550
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1930-11-12
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Report
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Report regarding bad advertising techniques in Providence, particularly at the Victory Theatre in relation to the films ...
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1659
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1930-09-16
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Report
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AMPAS Technical Bureau Report on the analysis of the wide film problem. Looks at advantages of a wider film (wider than ...
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1631
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1930-01-01
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Report
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"A Review of Social Values in Motion Pictures" No author identified. Very long report on the influence of motion pictur...
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1793
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1930-01-01
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Report
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"A Generation of Motion Pictures: A Review of Social Values in Recreational Films". Only the foreword here. Remainder of...
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594
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1929-12-11
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Report
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Color in the Film Industry." This is a brief historical overview of efforts at achieving colour cinematography. Other ...
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2106
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1929-09-30
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Report
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Report on Compensator for Movietone Projection
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553
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1929-06-04
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Report
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Report on Society of Motion Picture Engineers SMPE Convention. The meeting looked forward to "a future co-operation and...
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570
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1929-03-25
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Report
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'Organization Meeting of the Commission on the Motion Picture and Drama." The Commission is instituted with the intenti...
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552
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1929-01-04
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Report
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Ball reports on the state of sound technology. The report itself is dated 26 December 1928.
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615
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1929-01-01
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Report
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Description of the process of previewing motion pictures (using AMPAS facilities), disseminating reviews, and other Gene...
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2097
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1928-12-12
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Report
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Report of a Survey of the Radio activities of the Motion Picture Industry
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435
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1928-11-01
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Report
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'Analysis of the New York Censorship Report for Period of November 01-15, 1928." Gives numbers of eliminations made in ...
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1295
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1928-10-25
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Report
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Certain Factors and Considerations Affecting the European Market, reporting on the activities of Col. Lowery during his ...
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457
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1928-09-19
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Report
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'A Survey of Motion Pictures as Related to the General Federation of Women's Clubs." The Women's Clubs are mobilizing a...
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1299
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1928-08-31
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Report
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Standard Trade and Securities Service review of the motion picture industry. 'Theatres, Motion Pictures and Amusements,"...
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1425
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1928-05-07
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Report
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Entitled "A Study of the Motion Picture Preferences in the Horace Mann High Schools" by Mary Allen Abbott. A detailed re...
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3199
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1928-03-10
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Report
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Inquiry of the International Labor Bureau: International protection of youth in the production of motion pictures. Trans...
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1298
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1928-01-28
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Report
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Address by Prof. Horace M. Kalien at the 4th National Board of Review (NBR) Conference, 28 January 1928.
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451
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1928-01-01
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Report
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A report on international quota restrictions, etc., country by country. There is a certain amount of confusion about wh...
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343
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1927-12-31
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Report
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Public relations activities of the MPPDA. This is the subject index of a larger report apparently prepared for submissi...
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359
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1927-11-21
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Report
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Report from a delegate (representing Pathe Rural projectors - 17.5mm projectors intended for rural use) to a League of N...
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1366
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1927-08-04
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Report
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"Problems of Scientific Motion Picture Production". Discusses the problems arising from the dual aspects of the industry...
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358
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1927-07-06
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Report
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'The Frequency of Movie Attendance and its Relation to Certain Social and Economic Facts." The average attendance is ov...
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1410
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1927-06-19
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Report
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Beatty highlights the problem of studios being accused of plagiarism. The situation is so bad that most producers are r...
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334
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1927-04-08
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Report
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The secretary at Universal (signature unclear - possibly Hughes) sends DeBra a list of job descriptions of corporation e...
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1382
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1927-03-15
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Report
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'Report for the year of the conservation activities of the Hays organisation" (1927).Like the other documents of this ki...
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1379
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1927-01-20
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Report
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Notes on the Industrial Relations Program. Major theme is the irregularity of employment within the motion picture indus...
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357
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1927-01-07
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Report
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'Preliminary Report of Psychological Research on Motion Pictures Conducted in Columbia University in 1926." This resear...
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1351
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1926-12-31
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Report
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"Report for the Year of the Conservation Activities of the Hays Organisation" by Hickman Price. Concerns the MPPDA's eff...
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1288
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1926-09-25
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Report
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Report on the question of international copyright -- important in relation to the issue of authors' rights. 'Opinion Ex...
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295
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1926-09-01
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Report
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This is a summary of the eliminations required in Potemkin for showing in New York. They include most of the most class...
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1353
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1926-01-31
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Report
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"Report on the Health and Working Conditions in the Motion Picture Industry in Hollywood" by Dr Lee K. Frankel. Discusse...
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278
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1926-01-16
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Report
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"Opinions of a Few Prominent People that Motion Pictures Do Not Cause Juvenile Delinquency." These include prison and c...
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3261
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1925-02-14
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Report
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Summary of current censorship situation and argument against censorship (possibly authored by Lamar Trotti.
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229
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1925-01-17
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Report
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This is a Foreword only, noting that in 1922 the Departments of Religious Education and Social Service were requested to...
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243
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1925-01-15
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Report
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Report of the sub-committee of Foreign Managers.
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1331
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1924-12-31
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Report
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Detroit survey on centralized physical distribution. Includes estimated savings in relation to both the films and the ad...
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213
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1924-09-27
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Report
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This is a 42 page survey on the Use of Motion Pictures in Teaching, possibly commissioned by Eastman Kodak. It demonstr...
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207
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1924-09-26
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Report
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Detailed report describing the activities of the U.S. Navy Motion Picture Exchange, including its method of circulating ...
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145
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1924-09-01
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Report
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A record of the circulation of the AMPP resolutions concerning advertising principles. Several different form letters a...
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159
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1924-06-01
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Report
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Schedule of publicity to be given to the motion picture industry's achievements in the field of arbitration. Various in...
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111
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1923-11-27
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Report
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26 of 30 Film Boards of Trade (FBT) report better films committees in their areaReports from the Film Boards of Trade se...
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105
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1923-10-27
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Report
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THE COVERED WAGON not yet available for small theatres because of its success. Children's matinees will permit more fle...
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104
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1923-10-20
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Report
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Report on the promotion of screen-writing through a college contest sponsored by Universal.Laemmle screenwriting contest...
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103
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1923-10-13
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Report
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At the Committee meeting, short subjects were screened and discussed. Shorts make up almost 50% of the average motion p...
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102
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1923-10-06
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Report
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General Federation of Women's Clubs (GFWC) meeting in October on motion pictures.Information has recently come to my att...
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101
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1923-09-29
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Report
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Notes on Committee meeting of Sept. 25, mainly comprising detailed explanation of the Yale Chronicles of America film pr...
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99
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1923-09-22
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Report
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Relative box-office success of different films measured against THE SHEIK as 100%. Films in prisons making progressFigu...
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98
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1923-09-15
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Report
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Hanmer speech against censorship in favour of locally, not centrally organized Better Films committees working with exhi...
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97
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1923-09-08
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Report
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D.W. Griffith to make a film of American Revolution, encouraged by the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and CP...
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96
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1923-09-01
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Report
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Famous Players-Lasky (FPL) abandon block-booking from 11-01-1923 - possibilities for community activity promoting more w...
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95
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1923-08-25
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Report
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Plans for regional conferences for Better films committees, especially in relation to New England.. A chart is included ...
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94
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1923-08-18
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Report
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Report on conference convened by Better Films Committee of Atlanta - apparently the 1st such - establishment of organiza...
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93
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1923-08-11
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Report
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TO HAVE AND TO HOLD - Zukor says cost $427,000 to produce and $111,000 to distribute. So far rentals have taken $483,00...
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92
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1923-08-04
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Report
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Joy expresses concern that several pictures which are judged by competent critics to be rather exceptional not only lost...
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91
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1923-07-28
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Report
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Circus Days, with Jackie Coogan, previewed and approved. There are approximately 500 feature pictures produced in this c...
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90
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1923-07-21
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Report
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Discussion of the commercial motives behind the choice of salacious titles, with a representative from Famous Players-La...
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89
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1923-07-14
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Report
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Meeting on books and films, use of films in prisons. Discussion by the Committee concerning adaptation of books by well-...
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88
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1923-07-07
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Report
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Comments from Hugo Reisenfeld (managing director of the Rivoli and Rialto theatres, NY) "European theatres are of a type...
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87
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1923-06-30
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Report
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Preview of PENROD AND SAM. General Federation of Women's Clubs (GFWC) representative Mrs Harry Lilly reports 34 states h...
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86
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1923-06-23
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Report
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Preview of Main Street. Hays notes objections to THE PILGRIM and BELLA DONNA Report of June 19 meeting of the Committee:...
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85
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1923-06-16
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Report
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Reconciliation of Famous Players-Lasky (FPL) and Vitagraph, through the intervention and good offices of Will H. Hays.A ...
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