In the District Court of the United States, for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the United States of America, petitioner, vs. Motion Picture Patents Company, et al., defendants (1913)

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William Pelzer, Direct Examination. 341 imposed. You understand my question as a request, and 1 you will prepare such list? A. Yes, I will prepare such a statement. Q. Mr. Pelzer, certain requests were made of Mr. Marvin, who is the President of your company. You will please charge yourself as Secretary of the company with the responsibility of producing these papers which have been asked for on the record. You had better look through the record and consult with your counsel so that you may expedite the production of those papers. Mr. Willis: They have been prepared and we will produce them. Q. Is the General Film Company engaged in the importation of film? A. No, sir. Q. Does it import any negatives manufactured abroad, or printed abroad? A. I do not know of any case so far where it has done so. Q. Does it import any positives? A. No, sir. Q. What becomes of the foreign films that Kleine imports? A. Kleine furnishes the motion picture film to the q General Film Company, but the General Film Company does not import direct. Q. It acts simply as middle man? A. Yes, as between the importer and the exhibitor. Q. Does the General Film Company handle any films except those brought out by the Patents Company licensees? A. It will handle any film licensed by the Patents Company. Q. I didn't ask you that, Mr. Pelzer. I said, does the General Film Company handle any film brought out by anybody that is not licensed by the Patents Company? A. 4 No, sir. Your question sounds different to me now than it did before is the reason I stated it as I did. Q. Who is the Auditor of the General Film Company, Mr. Pelzer? A. Mr. F. Hawley — oh, no, of the General Film Company, Mr. W. M. Gulick. Q. Who is the Auditor of the Patents Company? A. Mr. F. Hawley. Q. There is one more thing I wish to ask you to ^ot. I want you to please produce the several agreements which the Patents Company entered into with Gaumont. I think