The law of motion pictures (1918)

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198 THE LAW OF MOTION PICTURES pictures, these costumes must be made up specially. It is the custom to have plates prepared by the designer of the costumes, and these plates are furnished to the costumer. In a case where the costumer, an English resident, had himself prepared and designed the plates for costumes to be used in the defendant’s production, it was held that he had fully performed, and judgment in his favor was sustained.236 Section 70. — Enticement of actor. Because of the great competition existing between producers to secure the services in the making of motion pictures of actors and actresses of established reputation, one motion picture producer frequently will attempt to secure the services of an actor who has contracted to perform with his competitor. It is important for him to know how far he may go in inducing the artist to leave his competitor’s employ without committing an actionable wrong. His competitor may have expended large sums of money and assumed obligations in reliance upon his contract with the actor. It has been generally held in this country that where the breach is induced solely by argument and persuasion and no false representation is made, the producer whose contract has been breached, has no remedy against his 236 Anderson v. Long (1914), 56 former was commissioned to draw Pa. Sup. Ct. 183. Plaintiff was a plates for designs of costumes, designer of theatrical costumes Held that he had fully performed and defendant a playwright. The and was entitled to recover.