Lloyd v. California Pictures Corp.

On September 10,1945, a contract was entered into between the Lloyd Corporation, plaintiff’s assignor, and the defendant California Pictures, for the services of Harold Lloyd in a photoplay later known as “Mad Wednesday.” On the same day, in connection therewith, Harold Lloyd contracted with Lloyd Corporation to furnish to California Pictures “artistic and stellar services,” the agreement provided that plaintiff must “receive star billing and screen credit, advertising credit, and publicity credit as star” of the photoplay.

According to plaintiff’s complaint, California Pictures agreed with…