15
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1922-11-06
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Bulletin/circular
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Purportedly verbatim comments from those who have previewed non-theatrical films, including 6 educational films from Fox...
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16
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1922-11-06
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Bulletin/circular
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'Excerpts from Typical Letters': public reaction in support of cleaning up the movies. Names and home towns of the auth...
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3249
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1922-11-07
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Pamphlet
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The Massachusetts Verdict and Its Significance. Describes the campaign against State Censorship in Massachusetts in Nove...
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3219
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1922-11-09
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Letters
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Arranging meetings with company publicity directors -- routine.
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33
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1922-11-10
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Memo
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Report on recent activities of the Public Relations Committee: distribution of Declaration of Purpose, letter-writing, p...
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17
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1922-11-13
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Record of meeting
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public relations previewing comments not to be used as publicity by producers without consent of organizations
|
3280
|
1922-11-20
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Letter
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Letter of advice from the Arbitration Society of America, written at Hays request, on the wording of the arbitration cla...
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3300
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1922-12-01
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Letter
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Draft of Legal opinion on damages resulting from a broken contract. Refers to Frohlich and Schwartz, The Law of Motion ...
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35
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1922-12-06
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Letter
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Re new copyright legislation. If we become members of the Berne Copyright Union it would result in a tremendous saving t...
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2032
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1922-12-06
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Bill
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Bill to Amend the Copyright Law; Tentative draft of Bill to Amend the Copyright Law and Permit the United States to Ente...
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36
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1922-12-09
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Letter
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Seeks comment on the copyright legislation. Includes a copy of the bill itself.
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18
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1922-12-12
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Record of meeting
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The question of classifying films following preview: sub-committee formed to consider what action to take. (Their report...
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60
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1922-12-16
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Letter
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Concerns the successful introduction of movies on a train trip from Chicago to St. Louis. Contains a description of the...
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72
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1922-12-20
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Report
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religious films -- "there is great need for improvement in the purely religious films designed for use in churches." M...
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2017
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1922-12-20
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Report
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Report of Sub-Committee of Committee on Public Relations, makes proposals about adaptation, need for improvement in reli...
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19
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1922-12-22
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Telegram
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Hamner expresses his concern that Public Relations Committee was not consulted before Hays commented on Arbuckle case.
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73
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1922-12-22
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Telegram
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Joy advises release of statement saying Arbuckle will not re-enter industry until the matter has been discussed with Com...
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20
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1922-12-23
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Miscellaneous
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Summary of responses by committee members (including resignations) to Hays' report on Arbuckle case; miscellaneous perso...
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21
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1922-12-23
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Telegram
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Hays explains his controversial statement on the Arbuckle case, which advocated Christian charity rather than outright c...
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74
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1922-12-23
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Memo
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Public relations committee opinions on Arbuckle case - committee not consulted before Hays action to reinstate Arbuckle ...
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75
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1922-12-23
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Resolution
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Committee on Public Relations advises Hays not to permit release of any Arbuckle picturesRESOLUTION on Arbuckle, circula...
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3218
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1922-12-23
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Letter
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Hays has agreed not to permit release of any Arbuckle pictures.
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3267
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1922-12-23
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Telegram
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RESOLUTION on ArbuckleThe Committee on Public Relations, having received from Mr. Hays a report on the Arbuckle matter i...
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3283
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1922-12-31
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Memo
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Proposed contract formulated in England may prove suggestive here
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3284
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1922-12-31
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By-laws
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Draft of by-laws on Board of Arbitration.
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3256
|
1923-01-03
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Statement
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ANNUAL MESSAGE OF GOVERNOR SMITH TO THE NEW YORK LEGISLATURE, JANUARY 3, 1923. "Censorship is not in keeping with our id...
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3257
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1923-01-03
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Pamphlet
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Pamphlet protesting New York Clean Books bill
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2
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1923-01-04
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Press release
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Press release concerning Public Relations Committee meeting, containing the resolution on the Arbuckle matter taken at t...
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22
|
1923-01-04
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Record of meeting
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The meeting takes place in a mood of crisis over the Arbuckle case, and progressively becomes a forum for statements of ...
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76
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1923-01-04
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Record of meeting
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Hays retreats from his position on Arbuckle, suggesting he is merely removing himself as an obstacle to Arbuckle's worki...
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77
|
1923-01-04
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Record of meeting
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Arbuckle. Hays explanation of his position and intentions.
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78
|
1923-01-04
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Record of meeting
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Corrected copy of minutes of Committee on Public Relations meeting and press release of resolutions passed.
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23
|
1923-01-31
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Letter
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Hays attempts to put the Arbuckle case to rest with the Committee: notifies Hamner of Arbuckle's decision not to appear ...
|
79
|
1923-01-31
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Letter
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Arbuckle: Zukor confirms to Joy that Famous Players-Lasky (FPL) will not release pictures - Arbuckle to direct.
|
25
|
1923-02-08
|
Record of meeting
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Putting the Arbuckle case to rest; promotion of the motion picture as an aid to school instruction; international cooper...
|
24
|
1923-02-09
|
Miscellaneous
|
Summary of the various actions that members of the Committee intend to take about the Arbuckle affair. Most intend to is...
|
2018
|
1923-02-09
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Memo
|
Joy has not replied to letters about Arbuckle. FPL has reiterated its position that it is not going to release any Arbuc...
|
131
|
1923-02-15
|
Memo
|
Response to criticism of the Uniform Contract which came to the Film Daily from the Minnesota Theatre Owners Association...
|
3306
|
1923-02-24
|
Letter
|
complaint from a small Wisconsin exhibitor that the contract doesn't help him, since it does not require the distributor...
|
3307
|
1923-02-24
|
Statement
|
supporting the contract: "For the first time in the history of the motion picture industry, commercial relations betwee...
|
3305
|
1923-02-25
|
Letter
|
complaint for a small Wisconsin exhibitor that the contract doesn't help him, since it does not require the distributor ...
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37
|
1923-02-27
|
Letter
|
Concern re proposed copyright legislation. Includes acknowledgements of earlier letters from Swarts in December 1922.
|
3304
|
1923-02-27
|
Memo
|
suggesting that the reason for Cohens attack on the contract, and recruiting of state MPTOs protests against it, is that...
|
3308
|
1923-03-01
|
Correspondence
|
Arranging meetings with exhibitors
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3310
|
1923-03-01
|
Correspondence
|
Correspondence with exhibitors in March 1923
|
3309
|
1923-03-03
|
Article
|
on uniform contract. Non-MPPDA members, including American Releasing Corporation, are adopting it.
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26
|
1923-03-06
|
Letter
|
The Committee of the National Education Association on Visual Education accepts the proposal of the Producers put forwar...
|
120
|
1923-03-06
|
Record of meeting
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Proceedings at the Joint Legislation hearing on the proposed repeal of censorship legislation in the State of New York. ...
|
3205
|
1923-03-09
|
By-laws
|
By-Laws of the Film Board of Trade Relating to Arbitration
|
3206
|
1923-03-09
|
Contract
|
Uniform Exhibition Contract
|
27
|
1923-03-10
|
Record of meeting
|
Restatement of Declaration of Purpose; clarification of the role of the Executive Secretary; appointment of 11 new sub-c...
|
3259
|
1923-03-12
|
Newspaper article
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Typescript of newspaper report from Cedar Valley Times, Vinton, Iowa, March 12, 1923, reporting on a speech by Rev. W.G....
|
61
|
1923-03-17
|
Correspondence
|
There is a body of correspondence concerning the appropriation of films for exhibition on shipping lines. This includes...
|
80
|
1923-03-20
|
Record of meeting
|
Preview of The Covered Wagon. Hamner claims that The Covered Wagon is evidence of the good work of the Hays office. Joh...
|
81
|
1923-03-22
|
Report
|
Committee has 78 members of 62 organisations with combined membership of 60 million. Executive Committee 29 members of 7...
|
28
|
1923-03-23
|
Letter
|
Summary of the work of the Public Relations Committee since its inception: in a brief resume prepared by Joy, he claims ...
|
2019
|
1923-03-24
|
Memo
|
Resume of CPR activities to date: has met 11 times; Joy's correspondence amounts to 35,652 letters; he has held 500 conf...
|
2020
|
1923-03-26
|
MPPDA Board resolution
|
Reaffirmation of purpose, passed at first Annual Meeting, noting rejection of state censorship in 23 states, as indicati...
|
3204
|
1923-03-26
|
Resolution
|
Printed copy of Resolution of reaffirmation of determination "to establish and maintain the highest possible moral and a...
|
29
|
1923-03-27
|
Letter
|
Response to Hamner letter of 03-23-1923. Hays appends a resolution taken by members of the MPPDA, a reaffirmation of no...
|
30
|
1923-04-07
|
Miscellaneous
|
"Action to be taken by Members of the Committee on public relations in re: 'The Covered Wagon'." Reactions of Committee...
|
82
|
1923-04-07
|
Memo
|
Article in Scouting magazine on The Covered Wagon -- part of the Committee on Public Relations (CPR) promotion of the p...
|
3311
|
1923-04-10
|
Letter
|
on arbitration clause, recording the addition of four new by-laws (Articles 3 to 7) which were prepared with Kirchwey an...
|
43
|
1923-04-11
|
Legal document/s
|
Complaints against American Film Company and Fox Film Corporation for unfair methods of competition. The problem lies i...
|
31
|
1923-04-13
|
Memo
|
First formal meeting of the Committee on Visual Education of the NEA and the MPPDA. A 4-point program was adopted to as...
|
46
|
1923-04-19
|
Journal/magazine articles
|
By-Laws of Film Board of Trade Relating to Arbitration. Resolution of St. Louis FBT adopting the uniform contract, toget...
|
2021
|
1923-04-20
|
Memo, letters
|
Memorandum of conference with MPTO and Theatre Owners Chamber of Commerce, 04-18-1923, to discuss rules relating to arbi...
|
3312
|
1923-04-22
|
Letter
|
he has discussed revised arbitration by-laws with the New York Theatre Owners Chamber of Commerce Charles OReilly. Assu...
|
3313
|
1923-04-22
|
Letter
|
listing MPTOA objections and enclosing a report and resolution passed by the MPTOA convention in Chicago 22 May 1923, id...
|
58
|
1923-04-27
|
Letter
|
Notification of a list of companies and their representatives recommended for acceptance in Membership Committee by Loew...
|
132
|
1923-04-30
|
Letter
|
This item, part of the Uniform Contract documentation, calls for the creation of a Code of Ethics in the movie business,...
|
3252
|
1923-05-03
|
Memo
|
HISTORY OF CENSORSHIP IN NEW YORK STATE. Covers 1916-1923a history of censorship in NY State, indicating that the Walker...
|
44
|
1923-05-14
|
Report
|
Transcript of Edison's evidence in the case of Federal Trade Commission vs. Famous Players-Lasky. He comments on his ea...
|
32
|
1923-05-25
|
Report/s
|
Resumes of Joy's activities week by week. 5-25-1923 - 12-15-1923
|
69
|
1923-05-25
|
Report
|
NEA-MPPDA cooperation: the committee is making progress; Yale films. Producers have much suitable material for classroo...
|
83
|
1923-06-02
|
Report
|
The General Federation of Women's Clubs (GFWC) has established committee dealing with motion pictures. The YMCA is also ...
|
84
|
1923-06-09
|
Report
|
Visual instruction experiment in Washington. First International Congress of Motion Picture Arts conducted by Authors Le...
|
3260
|
1923-06-09
|
Statement
|
WHY I AM OPPOSED TO THE CENSORSHIP BILLBy Rev. Newell Dwight Hillis, D.D., Pastor, Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, NY
|
85
|
1923-06-16
|
Report
|
Reconciliation of Famous Players-Lasky (FPL) and Vitagraph, through the intervention and good offices of Will H. Hays.A ...
|
3314
|
1923-06-20
|
Letter
|
A proposed FBT for Texas following the arbitration by-laws will be in conformity with Texas law
|
86
|
1923-06-23
|
Report
|
Preview of Main Street. Hays notes objections to THE PILGRIM and BELLA DONNA Report of June 19 meeting of the Committee:...
|
3281
|
1923-06-27
|
By-laws
|
Copy of By-laws of Film Board of Trade relating to arbitration and letter on interpretation of arbitration clause.
|
38
|
1923-06-29
|
Letter
|
Apparently a reply to an enquiry about whether films copyrighted in the U.S. are protected in Latin American countries. ...
|
40
|
1923-06-29
|
Legislative records
|
Tentative Draft of a Bill to Amend the Copyright Act and to Secure International Copyright: An Act to Amend the Copyrigh...
|
87
|
1923-06-30
|
Report
|
Preview of PENROD AND SAM. General Federation of Women's Clubs (GFWC) representative Mrs Harry Lilly reports 34 states h...
|
651
|
1923-07-01
|
Letters & telegrams
|
Several distributors refuse to supply foreign exhibitors not using Western Electric sound equipment; claim this saves mo...
|
3315
|
1923-07-04
|
Newsletter
|
Information: Official Organ of the MPTO of Western Pennsylvania. Article on overbuying.We hope that those who read this...
|
3316
|
1923-07-05
|
Letter
|
As heretofore made plain, we are glad to discuss with you and those you represent any matter of interest to the industry...
|
88
|
1923-07-07
|
Report
|
Comments from Hugo Reisenfeld (managing director of the Rivoli and Rialto theatres, NY) "European theatres are of a type...
|
59
|
1923-07-12
|
Letter
|
Joy requests information about the supplying of films to "institutions," to pass on to the Public Relations Committee (C...
|
89
|
1923-07-14
|
Report
|
Meeting on books and films, use of films in prisons. Discussion by the Committee concerning adaptation of books by well-...
|
90
|
1923-07-21
|
Report
|
Discussion of the commercial motives behind the choice of salacious titles, with a representative from Famous Players-La...
|
91
|
1923-07-28
|
Report
|
Circus Days, with Jackie Coogan, previewed and approved. There are approximately 500 feature pictures produced in this c...
|
92
|
1923-08-04
|
Report
|
Joy expresses concern that several pictures which are judged by competent critics to be rather exceptional not only lost...
|
3317
|
1923-08-08
|
Letter
|
the printed form of the contract is consistent with the law.
|
3318
|
1923-08-08
|
Letter
|
expressing his reservations about an amendment to the arbitration clause proposed by Path for inclusion in their version...
|
3319
|
1923-08-08
|
Telegram
|
WB are asking advice as to whether the uniform contract is binding on exhibitors during the period in which the distribu...
|
93
|
1923-08-11
|
Report
|
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD - Zukor says cost $427,000 to produce and $111,000 to distribute. So far rentals have taken $483,00...
|
3233
|
1923-08-15
|
Legal document/s
|
Copy of a Notice of Lien, in respect of the case of Joseph C. Boss vs. Famous Players-Lasky.
|
94
|
1923-08-18
|
Report
|
Report on conference convened by Better Films Committee of Atlanta - apparently the 1st such - establishment of organiza...
|