United Artists Corporate Minutes (Jan-Dec 1921)

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eo JABRUARY 5, 2921. . —-=. “a a . a Aas oe“ BS Baws —— = -. Jee kh ay Ee as ; F ‘ > ay UNITED ARTISTS CORPORATICN ‘e A special meeting of the Roard of Directors of th: United articts Corporation was held on January Stn, 1971, at the offices == caid Corporation, 939 Severth Avenis, in pursue S With noticss sent out by the Secretary in conformity with the by-laws. Those pres ent were: : : HIRAM ABRAMS PRESIDENT Sh WATHAN BUYKAN A.H.'t .BANZHAP me D=Nnis FP. O'BRISN > also Mr. M.&.Prager was in attendame, and ur, Banzhaf acted 4s Secretary while ur. Hiram Abrans took the chair, ty Mr, O'Brien reort:d that Mr. Greonhiil had failed toomply with the terms and provisions of hie contract with the United Artists Corporation; dated ¢uly Oth, 1999 ee amended October 2lats. 1930 by Supplemental Agrea nt swhereupon the mation was nad 3p. s3e— — ondediand unanimously adopted that saic contract b2 comsidéred ter~ minated and endai and that ouch ir formation be sent to Horris Green bill at. 37-39 Oxferd St., Loudon, Engband, amd to P.1i.Guedella, Cus™ todian of th2 prints of th. principales also that Hr. Greenhill be y Tequested to turn over to <r. Gusdella the positive prints of the Fairbanks and Pickford pictures: Also that cables be sent accord ingly forthvith and followed by letters. , _..._Mr. O'Brien reported certain suggestions which were made by tt. ‘ Jd. Godee] of the Coiduyn 2icturesration relative to-the dis~ tribution of the Productions of ths United Artiste Corporation arid those of the Goldwyn Pictures Corporation. These suggestions #ere ‘ ‘ ° gee . § 6° apne RRSP ale oo Se es = * SPECIAL KEETLING ce BOARD GF DIRSCTORS hot. received with approval by the manbers of the Hoard 6f Directors. Various "reports were broucht to the é*tention of the nenbers of | —the Board of Directors recarding certain negotiations which were be un by the Associated Froiucets through lack Samniett; for-thadistri~ tion of the Pictures reicased ty both the United Artists Corporation . “and the Associated Produters. it was the opinion of those esent that ~ they would not approve of the consummation of sch negotiations in ~~ keeping with the reports which were before the members of the Board. Mr. Albert H. %, Banzhaf, representing the interest of Mr. Dav~ id %. Griffith, stated that certain offerte had peon made to, fr.Grii-.« fith relative to marketing “"AY DO"! EAcr “in Canada, and that it ? micht be possibia for this cotporation to obtain the marketing of "WAY DON EAST® in the Dominion ef Canadas wher ~:pon, 22, Panzhaf agrexd to~ ascertain from lr. Griffith what_arrangwicnt would be adc sptadle to = hin which would pertait of the Unitad Artists Corporation d stributis. this picture in the Dominion of Canada in ths near futura, am to corm municat: the eam2 to Hiram Abrams who would tak> the matter up with th: stockholders of the cémporation in Los Angeles. — mins —