Word: ince
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Hollywood tradition, but a formal statement confirming the biggest cinema deal of the year. Then Mr. Schenck plunked himself down in the centre of a divan, flanked by the two other principals in the triple play: his younger brother and competitor, President Nicholas Michael Schenck of Loew's, Inc., and President Isidore Ostrer of Gaumont-British Pictures Corp...
...lessen international cinema competition. When he mentioned this to Joe Schenck, that U. S. cineman agreed with him. And since plenty of cash might further the idea, they mentioned it to Nick Schenck, who not only runs the most consistently profitable U. S. cinema company, Loew's Inc., but also its prodigious production subsidiary, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. After much shuttling between London, Manhattan and Hollywood, Isidore Ostrer and Nick Schenck were able to sit down with Joe Schenck last week and face the Press united.* Their deal...
First three in total financing were the three houses which drew a large part of their present strength from the three leading bank securities affiliates of pre-Depression days: First Boston Corp. ($389,000,000), which absorbed the old Chase Harris Forbes organization; Brown Harriman & Co. Inc. ($389,000,000), which includes many an official of old National City Co. as well as onetime Brown Brothers. Harriman & Co. partners; and Edward B. Smith & Co. ($369,000,000), which took in most of the staff of old Guaranty...
...tightest little monopolies in the U. S. is Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows, Inc. It has even been sued, by Zack Miller's 101 Ranch when THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH grabbed off Tom Mix, for conspiracy in restraint of trade. Last week the Circus was again involved with the law, not for conspiracy in restraint of trade, but for conspiracy "against the peace and dignity of the U. S." in the form of income tax frauds. What was more, the U. S. charged, the frauds had been carried out with a showmanship which would have done credit...
...Highland Park plant to take care of its booming air-conditioning business. The Woods also make automobile accessories like heaters, and last year acquired rights to William B. Stout's light, streamlined 24-passenger bus body. Only Wood enterprise not included in the "industries" is Gar Wood, Inc., the boat company at Marysville, Mich...