1203
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1939-02-03
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Letter
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Includes 2 memoranda re the pedagogic enterprises directed by Mark A. May: the history and development of the project us...
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2315
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1939-02-01
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Deposition
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Herron testifies in a case brought by Paramount against the Argentinian treasury. He outlines his job in the Foreign De...
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2994
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1939-01-30
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Memo
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Memo on the conditions facing the Motion Picture Relief Fund and discussion of pension system.
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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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2973
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1939-01-20
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Letter
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Regarding score charges -- Canadian distributors seem to want to wait and take the lead of their American counterparts.
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1213
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1939-01-17
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Letter
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Skouras is concerned about the double-feature situation, especially the poor quality of B-pictures and the prevalence of...
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3017
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1939-01-16
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Memo
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Memo regarding resolution that brings advertising films under the jurisdiction of the Advertising Advisory Council. Incl...
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1214
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1939-01-16
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Letter
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Advertising films are brought under the jurisdiction of the Advertising Advisory Council, finally solving the problem of...
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3054
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1939-01-07
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Letter
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Issues of importing foreign films into Japan.
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2964
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1939-01-04
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Resolution, file
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Resolution giving the Advertising Advisory Council the authority to review all motion pictures and motion picture traile...
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2982
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1939-01-03
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Bill
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A copy of the Bill to create a Federal Motion Picture Commission -- trade practices, dispute and complaint resolution an...
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1199
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1939-01-03
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Memo
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On the "Constitutionality of the censorship of newsreels, et al" by Pettijohn and Gaylord R. Hawkins.
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3060
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1939-01-01
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Contract
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Licensing agreement for member companies to sign -- for the Teaching Film Custodians, Inc.
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3025
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1938-12-31
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Miscellaneous
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Work of the Progressive Education Association -- licensing agreement, World's Fair films, press releases promoting the u...
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3187
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1938-12-20
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Press release
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Draft Press release of MPPDA Board Resolution giving Advertising Advisory Council jurisdiction over commercial films. Re...
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3186
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1938-12-20
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Resolution
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MPPDA Board Resolution giving Advertising Advisory Council jurisdiction over commercial films. Not dated.
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2927
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1938-12-20
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Memo
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Financial position of PCA -- there is a deficit.
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2926
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1938-12-20
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Memo, resolution
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Resolution providing that the fee charged for submission and approval by the PCA will be the same for films made outside...
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2907
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1938-12-20
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Press release
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Historical film for New York's World's Fair and International Golden Gate Exposition -- a feature film will be produced ...
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1186
|
1938-12-20
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Memo
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'Re crime in motion pictures." A summary of regulations to date. Code. Resolution that foreign-produced motion pictures...
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2910
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1938-12-15
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Telegram
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Wage and hours matter agreed upon -- no specific details given.
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2909
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1938-12-15
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Telegram
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Arranging quarterly meeting of Board of Directors -- also wage and hour matter agreed upon (not specified).
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2908
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1938-12-15
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Letter
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Arranging quarterly meeting of Board of Directors -- also wage and hour matter agreed upon (not specified).
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2311
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1938-12-15
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Letter
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The Institute of Human Relations, Yale University, and its work on the educational values of short films. It expects it...
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2313
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1938-12-14
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Memo
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"Bootleg films." Titles of 32 recent objectionable (unapproved) movies and the numbers of theatres in which they have p...
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2928
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1938-12-13
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Memo
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Memo supporting the proposed resolution that the fee charged for submission and approval by the PCA will be the same for...
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2931
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1938-12-12
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Memo
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List of titles containing the word "God" -- list is for released pictures. Registered titles included here are film titl...
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2930
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1938-12-12
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Memo
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List of titles containing the word "God" -- list is for unreleased pictures. Registered titles included here are film ti...
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2929
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1938-12-12
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Memo
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Lists the foreign films approved by the PCA during 1937 and the fees charged -- in relation to the proposed resolution t...
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2958
|
1938-12-10
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Correspondence
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Letters informing member companies of the cooperation between the industry and educators regarding the use of motion pic...
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2959
|
1938-12-09
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Agreement
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Copy of the Licensing agreement between companies and educators for the use of motion pictures as an educational tool --...
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1181
|
1938-11-30
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Memo
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Spyros Skouras has been complaining to Palfreyman about double-billing, which has escalated in some cases to 3 or 4 movi...
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1177
|
1938-11-28
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Memo
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DeBra reports on the organization "Films for Democracy" (earlier "Frontier Films'), which wants to make entertainment fi...
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2932
|
1938-11-25
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Letter
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Sending Harmon the file on the film Angels With Dirty Faces.
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2933
|
1938-11-23
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Memo
|
Almost all the studios now have a boys gang series -- this trend is worrying as they do not adhere to the general princi...
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1187
|
1938-11-23
|
Miscellaneous
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Breen and Harmon want to add a new paragraph to the Regulations, specifically to enable them to deal with the increasing...
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2934
|
1938-11-22
|
Memo
|
Universal is making a film which depicts male youths being injured -- a bad boy type film. Boy gang films are concerning...
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2922
|
1938-11-22
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Memo
|
Reliance Pictures is finishing up but Reliance vice-president Ed Small is forming Ed Small Productions -- can MPPDA memb...
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2911
|
1938-11-18
|
Memo
|
Lists the meetings to be held on 19 November 1938 -- in relation to the representation of Nazi Germany in American newsr...
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1183
|
1938-11-18
|
Memo
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Film Daily 17 November 1938 included an item "Newsreels to Huddle on Nazi Outrages." This memo confirms that the indust...
|
1184
|
1938-11-15
|
Report
|
The report of the Advertising Committee on Motion Pictures' Greatest Year -- the improved profits have to do with the im...
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3158
|
1938-11-14
|
Memo
|
Routine correspondence.
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2960
|
1938-11-14
|
Various
|
File on the Teaching Film Custodians, Inc. General information about the formation and working of the group. Motion Pic...
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1201
|
1938-11-10
|
Memo
|
Re Motion Picture's Greatest Year Advertising campaign. While direct box-office results are hard to prove, this was eff...
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2936
|
1938-11-09
|
Letter
|
Lists the prison films made by member companies in the last two years. Production Trends.
|
2935
|
1938-11-09
|
Memo
|
A list of films considered boy gang pictures -- this type of film is concerning the PCA. The depiction of youth acting i...
|
1176
|
1938-11-04
|
Bulletin/circular
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The Growth of Screen Advertising." The public pays for entertainment but gets advertising. Movie houses threaten to co...
|
2939
|
1938-10-31
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Letter
|
Paramount has been combining the PCA seal of approval and the NBR insignia -- there is a fear this will confuse audience...
|
2921
|
1938-10-31
|
Press excerpts
|
Collection of press editorials written about and during the industry publicity drive Motion Pictures' Greatest Year.
|
2937
|
1938-10-20
|
Letter
|
The PCA charges will be waived for the MGM two reel short The World Is Ours -- the film was made as part of the industry...
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2938
|
1938-10-18
|
Letter
|
Breen is suggesting that PCA charges should be waived for the MGM two reel short The World Is Ours -- the film was made ...
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2916
|
1938-10-15
|
Memo
|
Memo sent to regional chairmen, circuit heads, exhibitors, managers and publicity directors. Regarding Motion Pictures'...
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2901
|
1938-10-14
|
Report
|
Another copy of the 1937 report of the Advisory Committee on Education in Motion Pictures.
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2923
|
1938-10-13
|
Press clipping
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The publisher of the Nashville Banner is facing charges from the FCC -- regarding advertising and his threat to end his ...
|
2924
|
1938-09-27
|
Memo
|
Hays has spoken with James Stahlman (publisher of the Nashville Banner) about the United Press service situation.
|
2925
|
1938-09-26
|
Memo
|
Informing Hays of updates in the James Stahlman situation -- includes the MPPDA file on Stahlman.
|
2940
|
1938-09-16
|
Memo
|
Regarding fees for PCA services -- should the fees for cheaply produced features be higher than they are and should ther...
|
2963
|
1938-09-06
|
Letter
|
Copyright infringement fears for King Trendle radio broadcast "Lone Ranger" -- includes Palfreyman's advice.
|
2962
|
1938-09-03
|
Letter
|
Columbia is producing a serial called "The Spider" -- similar to the King Trendle radio broadcast "The Green Hornet". Co...
|
2920
|
1938-09-01
|
Publicity
|
The movie quiz contest which is a large part of the publicity push Motion Pictures' Greatest Year.
|
1188
|
1938-09-01
|
Letter
|
An official sponsorship deal, involving the financing of an entertainment film by Lucky Strike cigarettes, is proposed b...
|
3376
|
1938-08-30
|
Resolution/s
|
Report "concerning treatment of newspapermen in motion pictures" 1938.
|
1185
|
1938-08-30
|
Resolution/s
|
Resolutions and pronouncements re advertising on the screen, to 1938. Attached to correspondence with James G. Stahlman ...
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3162
|
1938-08-26
|
Memo
|
Routine correspondence.
|
3161
|
1938-08-22
|
Memo
|
Routine correspondence.
|
2956
|
1938-08-02
|
Telegram
|
PCA can only approve films that have had their titles cleared through the Title Bureau -- this includes reissues. Includ...
|
2955
|
1938-08-02
|
Letter
|
Reissues will only be given PCA approval if the titles have been cleared through the Title Bureau -- this is difficult b...
|
1197
|
1938-08-02
|
Letters
|
Harmon informs Shurlock and Breen that all titles must be cleared through the Title Bureau, including re-issues. Breen ...
|
2941
|
1938-08-01
|
Letter
|
The Magic Carpet of Movietone series (Fox Movietone News) is heartily approved by the PCA.
|
1189
|
1938-07-28
|
Miscellaneous
|
Concern about Selznick's plan to make a movie of the Titanic disaster (directed by Hitchcock) because of the probable Br...
|
1190
|
1938-07-25
|
Memos
|
Jurisdiction of Production Code Administration" and "Memo on General Policy." Memo on what films the PCA should review,...
|
2912
|
1938-07-19
|
Memo
|
Deciding on the Grand National picture -- does Hays want Herron to be there?
|
1216
|
1938-07-11
|
Various
|
The question has arisen as to how to deal with war-related films with ideological import. The question of PCA jurisdict...
|
1191
|
1938-07-05
|
Memo
|
Harmon memo on the Production Code:Recommendation that "fairness" should be incorporated into the Regulations as a PCA r...
|
2919
|
1938-07-01
|
Article
|
"Steps in Movie Making" -- series of six articles designed to generate good publicity for the industry. This offers read...
|
2918
|
1938-07-01
|
Leaflet
|
"Film Industry Ever Seeking Improvement" by Will Hays -- there is no date or source but an obvious publicity push in wha...
|
2917
|
1938-07-01
|
Record of meeting
|
Notes from the special committee formed to arrange a national motion picture publicity campaign -- there is a need to ge...
|
1192
|
1938-06-22
|
Memo
|
Commenting on Document: "Code, Extra-Code and Industry Regulation in Motion Pictures: A Study of the Effects of the Prod...
|
2913
|
1938-06-16
|
Letter
|
Arranging the continuation of a meeting of the Board of Directors.
|
1208
|
1938-06-15
|
Miscellaneous
|
General alarm about the increasing number of movies featuring crime, horror, and violence generally. Analysis of this t...
|
2899
|
1938-06-14
|
Correspondence
|
Small file on the discussions between the Advisory Committee on Education in Motion Pictures and the studios regarding t...
|
2314
|
1938-06-14
|
Letter
|
There is a proposed film based on the Morro Castle disaster -- there is a fear this will harm the American Merchant Mari...
|
2957
|
1938-06-08
|
Correspondence
|
Regarding reissues and the PCA -- PCA can only approve films that have had their titles cleared through the Title Bureau...
|
1175
|
1938-05-31
|
Essay/manuscript
|
The Feature film as Advertising Medium." A very useful document re "plugs" for institutions or products, deliberately p...
|
3163
|
1938-05-26
|
Memo
|
Routine correspondence.
|
2942
|
1938-05-05
|
Letter
|
Regarding the increase of fees for PCA services.
|
2943
|
1938-05-02
|
Letter
|
Regarding the increase of fees for PCA services.
|
1193
|
1938-04-30
|
Memo
|
'Characterizations of newspaper editors, Reporters and Publishers in motion pictures." Summaries of PCA advice concerni...
|
3057
|
1938-04-28
|
Letter
|
Asking for the use of Paramount films by the Teaching Film Custodians, Inc. It seems the licensing agreement is not as e...
|
1182
|
1938-04-28
|
Letter
|
An angry letter occasioned by an article in the Chicago Daily Tribune (included) in which Goldwyn is quoted as denouncin...
|
3188
|
1938-04-27
|
Memo
|
Detailing MPPDA Board resolutions and discussion in relation to advertising and commercial films from 28 April 1935, 14 ...
|
2944
|
1938-04-14
|
Letter
|
Thanking Hess for his opinion on the matter of the film Moambi-Ikomba (King of the Gorillas). The association does not w...
|
1194
|
1938-04-13
|
Memo
|
The Production Code Administration and Its Significance in the Movement for Improving the Screen." The Code is a "state...
|
1195
|
1938-04-09
|
Letters
|
Breen would like to find some way to ban Moambi-Ikomba (King of the Gorillas) because it is fraudulent, even though it d...
|
2945
|
1938-04-06
|
Letter
|
The issue of PCA approved and non-PCA approved films appearing together in the one program.
|
3164
|
1938-04-05
|
Memo
|
Routine correspondence.
|
3013
|
1938-04-05
|
Memos
|
Regarding the production of crime and horror films during the first half of 1938 -- despite warnings about the situation...
|
3159
|
1938-03-29
|
Memo
|
Routine correspondence.
|
2905
|
1938-03-26
|
Report
|
Includes Press Summary - transcriptions from the press. Regards the production of "Goofytone News" a satire of Fox Movi...
|
2946
|
1938-03-25
|
Memo
|
Regarding outstanding PCA fees to be paid by Gaumont-British Picture Corp. of America -- in relation to the film The Two...
|