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...courts; to adjust the suits and settle differences has become necessary because both sides lose money fighting each other. Accordingly last week in Paris gathered delegates to an historic cinema conference. Present were representatives of the great U. S. and German concerns interested in talkie patents-John Edward Otterson of Electrical Research Products Co., Inc., Charles J. Ross, John Cecil Graham representing Paramount, United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Pathe, Radio Corp., George E. Quigley of Warner Bros. They settled down to debate their problems amicably until they decide whether to make an agreement or start a trade war. Will Hays...
...friends Jacob Loeb and Nathaniel King. New directors included: Harley Clarke (new Fox chief), Matthew C. Brush of American International; Charles B. Stuart, brother of Harry Stuart (Halsey, Stuart & Co.). John Edward Otterson (for American Telephone & Telegraph) was not included...
Harold Leonard Stuart and John Edward Otterson. were satisfactorily victorious. Their position as friends of Harley Clarke, new Fox head, was obvious through the fact that the Stuart-Otterson plan of Fox financing had provided for Mr. Clarke's company as underwriters of new Fox stock. Mr. Stuart and Mr. Otterson were sure to get back their $27,000,000; to continue as Fox bankers and suppliers; and were probably to become new Fox directors...
...Civic Shakespeare Society headed by Fritz Leiber and at present playing in Manhattan. The theatres equipment company has been interested chiefly in the manufacture of new cinema-projection equipment, controlling the patents covering Grandeur (oversize) pictures. The close (although not corporate) connection between Mr. Clarke, Mr Stuart and Mr. Otterson has been evident since the announcement early in March of the Halsey, Stuart plan of Fox financing-a plan which provided for new Fox film stock to be underwritten by the theatres equipment company...
...purchasing control of Loew's, Inc., and of the Gaumont chain of British cinema houses, and whom the collapse of the stockmarket had left in debt to the extent of about $65,000,000, had consented to the formation of a Trusteeship consisting of Mr. Stuart, Mr. Otterson and Mr. Fox. Mr. Fox quickly fell out with his fellow trustees, but as he had already deposited his 150,101 shares in the Trusteeship's name, Mr. Stuart and Mr. Otterson refused to recognize his repudiation of the agreement, prepared to vote the controlling shares in their capacity...