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Title
Eddie Cantor and Samuel Goldwyn, defendants in a copyright lawsuit, Los Angeles, April 29, 1936
Date Created and/or Issued
April 29, 1936
1936-04-29
Publication Information
Los Angeles Daily News
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Rights Information
US
Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Entertainer Eddie Cantor (left) and producer Samuel Goldwyn, defendants (along with Jack Robbins, music publisher) in a copyright suit brought by James J. Donnelly, a Hollywood composer. Donnelly is claiming $100,000 in damages because he wasn't given credit for the use of the song "When My Ship Comes In" in a recent picture.Note: image is mislabeled in the system as 9358, it should be 9258
Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Eddie Cantor[Sam] Goldwyn 9258
Text from original nitrate sleeve: Cantor, Eddie; Goldwyn, Sam
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
ark:/21198/zz00280v52
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Entertainers--California--Los Angeles
Entertainment
Motion picture industry--California--Los Angeles
Legal
Copyright
Motion picture producers & directors--American--California--Los Angeles
Cantor, Eddie, 1892-1964
Goldwyn, Samuel, 1882-1974
Source
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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