Word: rko
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. informed the HLU Film Series committee that its showings were competing with local theaters. Therefore they will not release "The Informer" and "Room Service" for local 16mm projection...
According to RKO officials, distributors of films for the HLU series, the showings were competing with Cambridge Theaters. Contracts between theaters and distributors state that the latter will not release prints to non-theatrical 16mm enterprises...
Gootenberg said that HLU has asked United World Films whether they would release "Odd Man Out," contracted for last fall. The University Theater management, has protested the showings as competition to both RKO and United World...
Gootenberg emphasized that the H.L.U. had signed contracts with RKO and of competition had arisen then. He Universal last year and no questions pointed out that the manager of the University Theatre had protested only after the successful showing of Ottisen Kane. More the 1600 persons attended the two performances...
Gootenberg claims that RKO and Universal are the few outlets which can supply the films which will attract large audiences. In past months the H.L.U. has shown Citizen Kane, Great Expectations and a number of Charlie Chaplin films...