Thom v. Levin

This action is based upon a written agreement made by Meyer Levin, author of “ Compulsion ”, to pay plaintiff 20% of his share of all royalties (after deducting agents’ commissions), with certain specified exceptions, which may become due to Levin pursuant to a contract for the production of his stage adaptation of his novel. Plaintiff was to assist Levin in the preparation and revision of dialogue and other material “ or as Mr. Myerberg [the producer] may request Thereafter plaintiff fully performed such services at the producer’s request and the play as actually produced contained his…