Manual of Goldwyn Branch Operations (1920)

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7. At the bottom of this form you will find a recapitulation of prints on hand at the beginning of the week adding the prints received, and subtracting those destroyed or transferred, leaving the number of prints on hand. 8. When a print is lost it must be immediately reported to the Home Office. No transfer is to be made on form "L" until authorized. 9. No entry is to be made on account of regular shipments to or from exhibitors. REPORT OF FILM SHIPMENTS This form (No. 292) is used showing all shipments of prints, (Temporary or Permanent,) from: A. One branch to another. B. A branch to the Laboratory. C. A branch to any other point excepting regular shipments to exhibitors. 1. The white copy is to be mailed to the Home Office on date of shipment. The pink copy is to be mailed to the office receiving the shipment, where it is signed and then forwarded to the Home Office. The blue copy is placed in the shipment and filed by the receiving-office. The yellow copy is retained by the office making the shipment. 2. When film shipments are to be permanent, state who authorized them. 3. On temporary shipments of film give the approximate length of time before print will be returned. 4. State whether shipment is sent express, parcel-post, messenger, etc. 5. All sets of prints should be clearly identified by letter "A," "B," "C," etc., mentioning exactly which print is shipped. 6. As all numbers of form No. 292 must be accounted for, spoiled copies should be marked void and sent complete to Home Office. 7. More than one print may be reported on the same shipping ticket when the destination is the same.