United Artists Corporate Minutes (Jan-Dec 1939)

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— ads Los Angeles, Californie ~ March 28th, 1939... | ~ United Artists Corscration 729 Seventh Avenue New York, N. Y. if Dear Sirsi 2 Bi 2 I hereby offer to enter into 4 formal contract with-you, substantially uvon the following terms: (a) Theat I will produce end deliver to you for distribution not less than one (1) nor more than (2) photoplays per year during the three year period serapiaany September Ist, 1959, and ending erueust Slst, 1942. ‘ : a That in Feéspectt™to~any of the photoplays recuired hs to be delivered hereunder, I shell be required to subrit to you for your written approval either the. story, the director, or the vrincipal player, I to have E option with zeeges’ to each such photoplay whether such approval shell be exercised by you as to the story or the director or the principal piayer. 1 (bo) That each photoplay shall be of first-class uality and be of the standard suitable for See ___ eefimeton through you, and I wili agres*to 6 end on the cost of production of each such photopley Prgnaces 4 Stes FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ¥500,000.00) DOLLARS. a (c) In the event of your refusal to give the approval required to be given to either the story, director or principal player and I shall consider such mfusal_of a vel a essoneble on your pert, then i shall have the risht to fey me subject matter of such rejection submitted to arbitration; such erbitrator to be selected in the following sequence: if Dr. A. H. Giannini, or if he shall not be aveileble ; or refuse to act, aateh M. Schenck; or if he shail i not be availeble or refuse to ect, Henry M. Sineberg, or if he shall not be avilable or refuse to act, en