Legal Opinion
Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. v. Majestic Pictures Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 16, 1934No. 169PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order denying a motion to enjoin the defendants pendente lite from producing a talking motion picture under the title “Gold Diggers of Paris.” “The Gold Diggers” was the title of a play by Avery Hopwood which was produced by David Belasco at the Lyceum Theater in New York, and continued for 90 successive weeks after opening on September 30, 1919. Subsequently the play was taken on tour through the United States, and 528 performances were given between September 13, 1921, and April 21, 1923. There were gross receipts from the play of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Underhill v. . SchenckNew York Court of Appeals · 1924
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- Atlas Mfg. Co. v. Street & SmithCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1913
- National Picture Theatres, Inc. v. Foundation Film Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1920
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3Cited by48 opinions
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- Zalkind v. ScheinmanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
- Johnston v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1947
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