Jurisdictional disputes in the motion-picture Industry : hearings before a special subcommittee of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, Eightieth Congress, first-session, pursuant to H. Res. 111 (1948)

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Title:
Jurisdictional disputes in the motion-picture Industry : hearings before a special subcommittee of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, Eightieth Congress, first-session, pursuant to H. Res. 111
Date:
1948
Publisher:
Washington : U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
Volume:
Jurisdictional disputes in the motion-picture Industry : hearings before a special subcommittee of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, Eightieth Congress, first-session, pursuant to H. Res. 111 (Eightieth Congress)
Leaf #:
000234
Language:
English
Collection:
Government & Law and Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Boston Public Library
Sponsor:
Kahle/Austin Foundation and Omidyar Network
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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212 MOTION-PICTURE JURISDICTIONAL DISPUTES IVfr. McCann. Were aii}' minutes or other written records kept of agreement between the companies with respect to the carpenter's work on "hot" sets ? I am going to stop there because I am trying to change the terminology here. Mr. GoLDiiEuo. I am not sure I understand the question. Mr. McGann, Let's hiy this aside and I will ask the question in my own way. Were there any records kept by your committee with respect to the agreement you entered into that you were going to call on these men to do the work on these "hot" sets, and if they didn't do it, they would have to get off the lot? Mr. GoLDHEKG. I don't know. Mr. McCanx. You don't know? Mr. Goldberg. I don't know. I wasn't there as a member of the conmiittee. I wasn't concerned with minutes or the keeping of minutes. Mr. McCann. You don't have the custodv of any such minutes yourself? Mr. Goldberg. I do not. Mr. McCann. Did RKO observe the July 2, 1946, agreement until the time of this dispute? Mr. Goldberg. September 12 — September, whatever date it was? Mr. McCann. Yes. Mr. Goldberg. Yes, sir. Mr. McCann. They did? Mr. Goldberg. Yes, sir. Mr. McCann. You think that RKO kept that Beverly Hills agreement, until the date of September 23, is that what you mean — or until they walked out? Mr. Goldberg. Until the men refused to do the work assigned to them. Mr. McCann. I see ; until the men refused to do the work. That is all, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Kearns. We are just excusing him temporarily. Mr. McCann. Just excusing him temporarily. Mr. Kearns. I will have some questions later. Mr. McCann. Mr. Benjamin, will you take the stand? Mr. Kearns. Do you solemnly swear the testimony you are about to give to be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God? Mr. Benjamin. I do. TESTIMONY OF MAURICE B. BENJAMIN, ATTORNEY, LOS ANGELES, CALIF., REPRESENTING ASSOCIATION OF MOTION PICTURE PRODUCERS Mr. McCann. Will you please state your name and your office address, please? Mr. Benja^fin. Maurice B. Benjamin, GIO Pacific Mutual Building, Los Angeles, Calif. Mr. McCann. Your business or profession ? Mr. Benjamin. Attorney at law. Mr. McCann. On behalf of liow many do you appear at this hearing?