1571
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1930-04-19
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Letter
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Regarding The Little Accident and Strictly Dishonorable and the Formula. Joy inquiries as to whether either have gone th...
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1273
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1930-04-17
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Letter
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Elimination of the word "Polack" from motion pictures in the future, as a result of complaint from the Polish Consul, 2 ...
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1249
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1930-04-16
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Letter
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Evidence of early studio cooperation with the Code; description of distribution and functions of personnel in early Code...
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2180
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1930-04-08
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Letter
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Listing Milwaukee eliminations in Party Girl and recommending that it be withdrawn.
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1250
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1930-04-07
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Letter
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Contrary to the public's impression, many movies have yet to be released that were made before the implementation of the...
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1617
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1930-04-05
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Letter
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MPPDA Board of Directors has ratified the Production Code (passed already by Californian Office).
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2200
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1930-04-04
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Letter
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History of exhibitors' organizations since 1917 - MPEAA, MPTOA, Allied States.
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1510
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1930-04-03
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Letter
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Patent on the Super-Simplex Cinema Projector (Gentilini Projector) which is a continuous projector. Eastman Kodak, after...
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2182
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1930-04-02
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Letter
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Responds to McGoldrick's complaint about an old picture circulating in New Jersey called No More Children. Includes Pett...
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1252
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1930-03-28
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Letter
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Re the misrepresentation of South America in US movies, and the use of South Americans as villains. Will the new Code m...
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687
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1930-03-27
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Letter
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Milliken to public relations groups, asking for letters of comment and endorsement on Code and "that the public be infor...
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686
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1930-03-26
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Letter
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letters with press release sent to 1900 daily newspapers in US -- more detailed letter sent to 677 editorial writers o...
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685
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1930-03-18
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Letter
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Letter on Production Code and AMPP: "the earnest purpose of the producers is obvious and the method of enforcement shoul...
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1654
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1930-03-18
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Letter
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Re profanity in motion pictures. Jack Warner replying to pleas from MPPDA to tone down profanity. Questions individual's...
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2199
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1930-03-06
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Letter
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Proposing terms for the continuation of the 5-5-5 Conference to establish a Uniform Contract
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2207
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1930-02-27
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Letter
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Documents relating to the Actors' Minimum Contract -- 400 have signed. Copy of contract not included.
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682
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1930-02-21
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Letter
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Writing en route to New York, Hays discusses the method of financing the immediate implementation of the Production Code...
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681
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1930-02-20
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Letter
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Hays writes from Hollywood, saying there should be no publicity about Code until it is adopted by MPPDA. "It is no doubt...
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1637
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1930-02-18
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Letter
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Golden requests any and all information on Talking Picture Epics, Inc. Includes Herron's reply and a small amount of var...
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680
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1930-02-12
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Letter
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"We [he and Lord?] have spent the day putting into final form the conclusions of the sub-committee reached on yesterday"...
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1232
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1930-01-30
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Letter
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Lengthy refutation of claims that imitation of motion pictures leads to criminal behavior in the young.list of newspaper...
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679
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1930-01-24
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Letter
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Early letter emphasizing the necessity for a new code of practice with the coming of sound.Hays, writing in Hollywood, w...
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748
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1930-01-13
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Letter
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on proposed FCCCA investigation of industry -- Churchman attacks based on evidence from George Reid Andrews of Church ...
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1587
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1930-01-06
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Letter
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It was reported that Hays and Milliken were "expelled" from the Church and Drama League. Milliken wants a copy of Cadman...
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610
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1929-12-26
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Letter
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A summary of League of Nations proposals to abolish import and export prohibitions and restrictions since 1927.
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536
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1929-12-20
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Letter
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Documents on the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America (FCCCA) Commission on the Motion Picture and Drama in...
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600
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1929-12-20
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Letter
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'Previewing." Hays explains the whole concept behind previewing -- "We are not only making motion pictures but we are ...
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3200
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1929-12-03
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Letter
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Lichtenberg is requesting an essay by Hays on the general subject of arbitration in business for educational purposes. T...
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2151
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1929-11-25
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Letter
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Correspondence relating to the MPTO Texas attempt to set up a "Price Bureau." The organization has renamed itself as Al...
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2134
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1929-11-22
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Letter
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Sending copy of award for exhibitors for "excellency in the reproduction of sound pictures."
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656
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1929-11-19
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Letter
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Documentation relating to the censorship of Condemned in Pennsylvanian. In part, a description of screenplay development...
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1525
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1929-11-06
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Letter
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Concerning an anti-motion picture article written by Rev. C. G. Twombly entitled "Stop! Look! Listen! The Moving Picture...
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510
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1929-10-29
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Letter
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Reply to editorial suggesting Hays should operate an "iron hand," outlining need for self-regulation
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2140
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1929-10-28
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Letter
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Kent apologises for his absence from the conference, and generally urges mutual goodwill between exhibitors and distribu...
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1493
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1929-10-25
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Letter
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The New York World invited prominent authors to write a piece on the topic of divorce but objected to a statement in Dre...
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2141
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1929-10-17
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Letter
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Arranging meeting of Sales Heads to deal with several items of business, including the Boston censors projection room.
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539
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1929-10-11
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Letter
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Violation of profanity Don'ts in The Lady Lies: "It is, indeed, most unfortunate that this cannot be corrected. Nearly ...
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2102
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1929-10-11
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Letter
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The New York Times is printing the first instalment of the sound studio slang piece, despite its being very technical.
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548
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1929-10-10
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Letter
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MPPDA Technical Committee and AMPAS Technical Bureau (members of both listed) working on standardizing the shape of came...
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2145
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1929-10-10
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Letter
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Pettijohn tries to resolve a dispute between Warner Bros. and a theatre owner in Auburn, Indiana.
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508
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1929-10-08
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Letter
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Community conference -- complaints over vulgar short subjects. Wants First National to cooperate with Joy
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1512
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1929-10-02
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Letter
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Milliken thanks Finegan for the Wood-Freeman report on Eastman's experiment with classroom films. Frustratingly the repo...
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565
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1929-10-01
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Letter
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Hays takes up the case of The Last of Mrs Cheyney, which has been the subject of apparently unreasonable cuts, directly ...
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545
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1929-09-30
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Letter
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Rackett sees the need for some scientific research into the psychology of sound, and its perception by different groups ...
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657
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1929-09-30
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Letter
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[Regarding Senor Americano;], the action is laid in Spanish California before its acquisition and naturally, most of the...
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2166
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1929-09-24
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Letter
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Letter introducing Howson to DeBra and providing some biographical information on his early career as an actor.
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547
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1929-09-23
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Letter
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'The advent of wide film of which there is now little question is certainly going to upset things again though if this m...
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1492
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1929-09-23
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Letter
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Letter outlining the development of arbitration in the motion picture industry (requested of Hays by Sarnoff). Letter i...
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2167
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1929-09-22
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Letter
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Hays writes to straighten out an incident involving Warners cancelling the contract of a vaudeville player
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549
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1929-09-20
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Letter
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Activities of AMPAS Technical Bureau: "Our staff is now engaged in making a survey at the studios regarding those subjec...
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