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Movie star before senate committee. Washington, D.C., April 3. The S.R.O. sign was hung out today at the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee Hearing as Robert Montgomery, movie star, appeared to express his opposition to a bill designed to prohibit "Block booking" and "Blind selling" two trade practices which curb the discretion that a movie house owner has in selecting pictures to be shown in his community. Speaking as a former President of the Screen Actors Guild, Montgomery told the Committee that the Guild and their lawyers have come to the very definite conclusion that if the bill should become a law it would cut in half the production schedules of the Motion Picture Industry. 4-3- 39
Hayes office General Counsel protests Neely Bill to regulate movie sales. Washington, D.C., April 3. Charles C. Pettijohn, general counsel for the Hayes office, movieland's self-censoring group, was on of the first witnesses before the Senate Interstate Commerce Subcommittee which heard actor Robert Montgomery this morning. Gesturing wildly, he eloquently pleaded against passage of Senator Neely's bill to prohibit 'block booking' and 'blind selling', movie trade practices which remove theater owner's choice in selecting his movie bill. He offered to bring Walt Disney before the Committee to prove the disastrous effects of the bill if made law, saying that the biggest hits are seldom expected by either producers or theater managers. General Hollywood expert opinion was that 'Snow white and the Seven Dwarfs' would never sell, he said. 4-3-39
Film prexy defends practice of "block booking." Washington, D.C., April 6. Sidney R. Kent, President of the 20th Century Fox Film Corp., testifying before the Senate Interstate Commerce Subcommittee today, defended block booking of Motion Pictures as legitimate and traditional business practices. The producers right to sell their merchandise in their own way, Kent said, is sacred so long as they are "In free and open competition." 4-6-39
Nominee for Assistant Attorney General questioned by senate committee. Washington, D.C., March 11. Thurman Arnold, nominee for Assistant Attorney General to succeed Robert H. Jackson, pictured as he was questioned by the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee this morning. He declared before the committee that he wanted to "break up monopoly" but believed the anti-trust laws were imperfect. After a short session the committee approved the nomination of Arnold with the understanding that the right to oppose confirmation on the Senate floor would be reserved for Senators Borah and Burke, 31138
Supreme Court appointee faces movie cameras. Washington, D.C. Aug. 12. Shortly after he was nominated as a member of the United States Supreme Court today, Senator Hugo L. Black of Alabama, faced a battery of ground cameras on the steps of the Capitol. During the next few days the face of the new Justice will beam down from movie screens in all parts of the country, 8/22/37
Congressional monopoly committee holds initial meeting. Washington, D.C., July 1. The Congressional Executive Committee to investigate monopolies held their first meeting today and charted a course designed to determine the efffect of concentrated wealth and power on business. Pictured, left to right: (sitting) Senator William E. Borah, Herman Oliphant, General Counsel for Treasury; Senator William H. King, Utah; Senator Hoseph C. O'Mahoney, of Wyoming and Chairman of the Committee; Rep. Hatton W. Sumners, of Texas and Vice Chairman; Thurman Arnold, Assistant Attorney General; and Rep. Edward C. Eicher of Iowa. Standing left to right: Richard C. Patterson, Jr., Assistant Secretary of Commerce; Garland S. Ferguson, Chairman of Federal Trade Commission; William O. Douglas, Chairman of S.E.C.; Isador Lubin Chief of Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor; and Rep. Edward H. Rees of Kansas, 7138
Senate to inaugurate hearings on Neutrality Act. Washington, D.C., March 29. Senator Key Pittman, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, as he told reporters today that open hearings will begin on April 5 on proposals to repeal, modify, or strengthen the Neutrality Act. At the same time he announced that the appointment of himself, Senator William E. Borah and Senator Walter F. George to handle the schedule of witnesses and "Do everything that can be done to expedite the hearings." 3-29- 39
Hayes office General Counsel protests Neely Bill to regulate movie sales. Washington, D.C., April 3. Charles C. Pettijohn, general counsel for the Hayes office, movieland's self-censoring group, was on of the first witnesses before the Senate Interstate Commerce Subcommittee which heard actor Robert Montgomery this morning. Gesturing wildly, he eloquently pleaded against passage of Senator Neely's bill to prohibit 'block booking' and 'blind selling', movie trade practices which remove theater owner's choice in selecting his movie bill. He offered to bring Walt Disney before the Committee to prove the disastrous effects of the bill if made law, saying that the biggest hits are seldom expected by either producers or theater managers. General Hollywood expert opinion was that 'Snow white and the Seven Dwarfs' would never sell, he said. 4-3-39
Senate Judiciary Committee considers president's request to increase membership of Supreme Court. Washington D.C. After a meeting today members of the Senate Judiciary Committee reported that opinion in their group was about evenly divided on wisdom of President Roosevelt's request for power to increase the membership of the Supreme Court to possibly 15 members. Senators Borah, Pittman and Connally continued their silence on the administration Program as they left the Committee Room. in the photograph, left to right: (seated) Senator William E. Borah, Idaho; Senator Henry F. Hurst of Arizona, Chairman ; and Senator Pat McCarran of Nevada. Standing left to right: Senator Frederich Van Nuys of Indiana; Senator Edward R. Burke of Nebraska. Senator Warren Austin of Vermont; Senator Key Pittman of Nevada; Senator George McGill of Kansas; and Senator Carl Hatch of New Mexico
Movie star before senate committee. Washington, D.C., April 3. The S.R.O. sign was hung out today at the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee Hearing as Robert Montgomery, movie star, appeared to express his opposition to a bill designed to prohibit "Block booking" and "Blind selling" two trade practices which curb the discretion that a movie house owner has in selecting pictures to be shown in his community. Speaking as a former President of the Screen Actors Guild, Montgomery told the Committee that the Guild and their lawyers have come to the very definite conclusion that if the bill should become a law it would cut in half the production schedules of the Motion Picture Industry. 4-3- 39
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A black and white photo of a man sitting at a table, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection
Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection.
Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955.
General information about the Harris & Ewing Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.hec
Temp. note: Batch five.
The Harris & Ewing, Inc. Collection of photographic negatives includes glass and film negatives taken by Harris & Ewing, Inc., which provide excellent coverage of Washington people, events, and architecture, during the period 1905-1945. Harris & Ewing, Inc., gave its collection of negatives to the Library in 1955. The Library retained about 50,000 news photographs and 20,000 studio portraits of notable people. Approximately 28,000 negatives have been processed and are available online. (About 42,000 negatives still need to be indexed.)
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01/01/1939
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No known restrictions on publication. For more information, see Harris & Ewing Photographs - Rights and Restrictions Information http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/140_harr.html