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 (1914)

Record Details:

Title:
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
Date:
1914
Publisher:
New York, Appeal Printing Co.
Volume:
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 : record volume 5
Leaf #:
000339
Language:
English
Collection:
Government & Law and Early Cinema
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
These seven volumes contain the testimonies and supporting documents from the U.S. District Court's antitrust lawsuit against the Motion Picture Patents Company (MPPC). Formed in 1908, the MPPC (sometimes referred to asœ"the Edison Trust" or just "the Trust") sought to control the American film industry through pooling patents and demanding that producers and exhibitors acquire licenses to those patents. Independent producers and exhibitors, who refused to license the patents, argued that the MPPC was an unlawful monopoly. In 1912 and 1913, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania heard testimonies from both MPPC members, such as Siegmund Lubin, and "Independents" who later became Hollywood moguls, such as William Fox. Ultimately, in 1915, the case reached the U.S. Supreme Court, which found the MPPC in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act and spelled the end for the already weakening MPPC. -- Eric Hoyt, 2012
Date Added:
September 21, 2023
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Cornelius D. Struble, Direct Examination. 2789 send to Chicago for his stuff when they had an exchange at Kansas City, and I asked him the reason — Mr. Grosvexor: I object to this statement as hearsay. The Witness: He stated that the service in Kansas City was unreliable, and we could not get what we wanted even after it was promised. Thereupon CORNELIUS D. STRUBLE, the next witness produced by the defendants, of lawful age, being first duly sworn, deposed as follows: Direct examination by Mr. Kingsley: Q. Where do you live? A. Kansas City, Missouri. Q. How long have you lived there? A. Well, 1 have lived there at different times. The last time since about February 1st, 1912. Q. Before that time where did you live? A. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Q. How long did you live in Oklahoma City? A. From August, 1908, until February 1st, 1912. Q. From August, 1908, to February, 1912, while you were residing in Oklahoma City what was your business? A. Manager of a film exchange. Q. What was the name of that film exchange? A. I was manager of two different exchanges, one, the Monarch Film Exchange, and the other, the United Motion Picture Company. Q. During what, period were you manager of the Monarch Film Exchange? A. From August, 1908, until sometime in June, 1910, I believe. Q. During what period were you the manager of the United Motion Picture Company? A. From June, 1910, until in January, 1912. Q. Was the Monarch Film Exchange a branch of any other exchange? A. It was a branch of the Yale Film Exchange at Kansas City. Q. AVho was the owner of the Yale Film Exchange at