ARNOLD PRODUCTIONS, INC. v. FAVORITE FILMS CORPORATION

No. 10, Docket 25995.

298 F.2d 540 (1962)

ARNOLD PRODUCTIONS, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FAVORITE FILMS CORPORATION, and Nationwide Television Corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided February 6, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel Gottlieb, New York City (Harry Giesow, Gainsburg, Gottlieb, Levitan & Cole, New York City, on the brief), for plaintiff-appellant.

Harold J. Sherman, New York City (Fitelson & Mayers, New York City, on the brief), for defendant-appellee Favorite Films Corp.

Winfield E. Aronberg, New York City, for defendant-appellee Nationwide Television Corp.

Before LUMBARD, Chief Judge, and FRIENDLY and SMITH, Circuit Judges.


LUMBARD, Chief Judge.

Arnold Productions, Inc., the owner of two motion pictures, "Hangmen Also Die" and "It Happened Tomorrow," on May 27, 1947 entered into a distribution agreement with Favorite Films Corp. which granted Favorite "the sole and exclusive right to reproduce, lease, license, sub-license, exhibit, rent, distribute and exploit [the films] * * * for reissue purposes, for a period of seven (7) years," and similar rights for the same period "to lease, license...

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