United Artists Corporate Minutes (Jan-Dec 1936)

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Six (6) London ‘Film Productions ‘fora period of four years tru the date of delivery of first print of each subject. Constract is dated ,ecember 26th, 1955. 3. Mr. Kelly then read a cablegram from Paris dated January —_ 1956 reading es follows: "VERY “SORRY ATTIRE YOUR ATTENTION THAT RESULTS UP 10 TODAY EXPLOITaTION THUNDER EAST ARE ABSOLUTELY DISAPPOINTING aNL CONTRADICTORY aoe TO PHOLISES STOP PLEAS? TAKE aLL POSSIBLE L.EASURES REGARDS i OO AOL LE LO LEL ELE LLL LLL LE LE LI A To 4 w = a a eee The situation regarding this particular photoee Was thoroughly discussed and it was the consensus of Opinion that Mr. Kelly should reply advising Mr. Garganoff every possible effort had been made to license the exhibiton of this photoplay in as many situations as possible and under the best terms obtainable. ‘ All the branches were to be notified to keep an exact record of salesmen's efforts to sell this picture and correspondence with exhibitors etc. «i. ———$—$———= — — , _ iy 4. kr. Kelly then reported that he had re= ceived word from sr. vamuels advising him that the directors of the corporation @t the coast hud advised kr. Korda that United .«rtists vorvsgoration would distribute the so-called "Gigli" film upon the regular terms of the alexander Korda contract. Se Mr. Kelly then reportea thet he hed received word from wr. Silverstone that 20th Century Fox the british Subsidiary, had resigned frou sritish Kinene :Renters' spciety under toe rollowing circumstances: Thet the so-called Hyems Circuit in London had been consicered opposition to British-Gaumont; that recently Uritish-veumont had announced thet they had acquired the Hyams Circuite 4he various distributors felt tuat the transfer was not a bonefide transfer and after a hearing they refused to service British-Gaumont on the ground that it in reality was nothing >ut an attempt to form eae booking combine and thus suppress competition. Whereupon, both 20th Century Fox which owns 49% of Sritish-\Veumont, and British-Gaumont resigned from the British ineme nee tere? Society.