Vitagraph, Inc. v. Park Theatre Co.

This is an action by a distributor of moving picture films against a moving picture theatre (called the exhibitor), to recover damages for alleged breaches of six contracts for the release of films which the defendant failed to take, exhibit and pay for. The contracts were dated April 9, 1919, and all the releases that the defendant did take and exhibit were paid for before September 1, 1919. A verdict was rendered for the plaintiff and both parties filed bills of exceptions.

There was evidence that after a film has been produced a large number of prints are made upon celluloid and sent to the…