Manual of Goldwyn Branch Operations (1920)

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4. When a contract is forwarded to the Home Office, a duplicate of the CONTRACT MEMO is retained by the branch as a record of the closed contract. These memos are not filed permanently until the contract is returned, consequently those in the folder represent contracts still in transit between the Home Office and branch. If a contract is not returned within a reasonable time, inquire from the Home Office in regard thereto. 5. Be sure to mention the SALESMAN'S name at the top of each contract in the proper space. We are interested in each salesman and keep a record of his activity. 6. At the time of securing a contract, certain UNUSUAL LOCAL CONDITIONS may exist, or other factors may have had influence on the contract submitted which you might assume to be unknown to the Home Office. In such instances we expect you to inform us fully by letter. This will eliminate the necessity of inquiring from you before we approve the contract, thus saving time for both of us. 7. We have found from past experience, that it is frequently necessary to return CONTRACTS which are lacking in COMPLETE DETAIL. Therefore be sure to have the contracts checked before sending them to the Home Office, as otherwise time is wasted. The following routine may be found useful in checking: CHECK: A. Signatures of the manager on all copies of the contract and cancellation rider. B. Signatures of exhibitor on all copies of contract and cancellation rider. C. Number of pictures of each series contracted for. D. Contract number, key number, name of the theatre, playing dates, release number with which service is to start, number of days service is to be used, contract payment. E. The productions contracted for must be specified in the proper space provided therefor, (whether first, second or third year) . The following instructions should be communicated to all salesmen to serve as a guide in filling in the proper information on contract forms: 1st. Do not fail to fill in the date of signing the agreement, on the first line.