Foreign Correspondence and Legal Files: United Artists Corporation Records, Series 2F, 1930-1953

Container Title
U.S. Mss 99AN/2F
Series: By Country
Box   1
Folder   1
Argentina: agreements with Henry Arias; Eagle-Lion with Arias; contract abstracts for many movies, 1951-1952
Austria
Box   1
Folder   2
[General], 1933-1938
Box   1
Folder   3
Motion Picture Export Association (MPEA) correspondence, 1951-1952
Box   1
Folder   4
Bulgaria: affidavits concerning films in Bulgaria, 1934-1941
Box   1
Folder   5
Columbia: agreement with Cine Continental S.A.; correspondence regarding Once a Thief, 1950-1951
Cuba, 1952
Box   1
Folder   6
Agreement with Excelsior Pictures, Eagle-Lion
Box   1
Folder   7
Outright sales; agreement with Schroeder Associates, Eagle-Lion Classics
Denmark
Box   1
Folder   8
Agreement with Renato Seccia, 1945-1947
Box   1
Folder   9
Agreements with Frank Durloo; Dansk Svensk Film; Transocean Commodities Corporation; Film Centralen-Palladium, 1948
Box   2
Folder   1
Agreements with Frank Durloo; Constantin Films, 1949
Box   2
Folder   2
Agreement with Constantin Film, 1950
Box   2
Folder   3
Frank Durloo 1951 agreements, 1951-1952
Box   2
Folder   4
Outright sales of Lost Worlds, My Outlaw Brother, Prehistoric Women, 1951-1952
Box   2
Folder   5
Dominican Republic, 1952
Egypt
Box   2
Folder   6
[General], 1943-1948
Note: Refers to formation of new company; copy of “Resolution of Board of Directors” of UA Corporation of Egypt; resume of Egypt.
Box   3
Folder   1
Ideal Motion Picture Company correspondence, 1948
Box   3
Folder   2
[General], 1948
Note: Contains “Report on Examination of UA Corporation of Egypt and Messrs. Ideal Motion Pictures, A. Tacaziadis & Co.”
Box   3
Folder   3-6
[General], 1949-1951
Box   3
Folder   7
Contracts in French, 1952
England
Box   3
Folder   8
[General], 1942-1947
Box   4
Folder   1
Statements of British officials concerning UA; agreement with Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors Ltd. on The Great Plane Robbery, 1947-1952
Box   4
Folder   2
Ethiopia, 1949-1951
Finland
Box   4
Folder   3-4
Agreement with Kansan Elokuva oy Leo Hilden; abstracts, 1948-1952
Box   4
Folder   5
Great Dictator and Monsieur Verdoux, 1949-1950
Box   4
Folder   6
Sampo Films agreements, 1949-1950
Box   4
Folder   7
Agreements with Justus Goldman and Orpa Company, 1950
Box   4
Folder   8
Schroeder Associates agreements, 1951
Box   4
Folder   9
Outright sales, 1952
France
Box   5
Folder   1-2
Agreement with Henry Arias, 1947
Box   5
Folder   3-4
Jack Grinieff Pictures; agreements with U.S. Film Export Company; and Samuel Goldwyn Foundation, 1947-1948
Note: Includes copy of Near East Films offer to Sam Goldwyn Productions.
Box   5
Folder   5-6
Agreement with Hispano Continental Films, 1948
Box   5
Folder   7
Agreement with Les Artistes Associés (Roosevelt Story, Johnny Come Lately, The Great Dictator), 1948
Box   5
Folder   8
Southerner; agreement with Robert Harkim; Les Artistes Associés agreement with Hakim of RKO Studios, 1948-1951
Box   6
Folder   1-2
Agreements with Les Artistes Associés, 1949
Box   6
Folder   3
Jack Grinieff Pictures, 1949-1953
Box   6
Folder   4-6
[General], 1950
Box   6
Folder   7
Raoul Levy payments, 1950-1951
Box   7
Folder   1
Agreements with Les Artistes Associés, 1951
Box   7
Folder   2
Correspondence on television rights, 1951
Box   7
Folder   3
Agreements with Les Artistes and Walter Lantz Productions Inc., 1952
Box   7
Folder   4
Selznick releasing deal, 1952
Box   7
Folder   5
Formosa, 1950-1951
Note: Correspondence with United Artists China Inc.
Box   7
Folder   6
French East-West Africa: outright sales, 1937-1952
Box   7
Folder   7-9
French Indo-China: correspondence with Société des Cinemas d'IndoChina, 1946
Box   7
Folder   10
French Indo-China: correspondence with Société des Cinemas d'IndoChina, 1949-1952
Box   7
Folder   11
French North Africa: salary adjustment, 1945
Box   7
Folder   12
French West Indies, 1949-1950
Germany
Box   8
Folder   1
[General], 1948-1949
Note: Concerning distribution territories in Germany.
Box   8
Folder   2-3
Producers' approvals, 1948-1952
Box   9
Folder   1-2
Economic Cooperation Administration, 1949-1951
Box   9
Folder   3-4
Agreement with Constantin Film, 1950
Box   9
Folder   5-6
Dealings with various distributors, 1950
Box   9
Folder   7
All Star Picture Sales Corporation agreement, 1950-1951
Box   9
Folder   8
Correspondence with Chaplin Studios regarding Gold Rush, 1950-1952
Box   10
Folder   1
MPEA correspondence, 1951-1952
Greece
Box   10
Folder   2-3
[General], 1933-1941
Box   10
Folder   4-5
Agreement with Theofanis Damaskinos and Victor G. Michaelides, 1940-1946
Box   10
Folder   6-7
Agreement with E.P. Boundjoucas, 1947
Box   11
Folder   1
Agreements with Charles Kontulis, Henry Kahn, 1947-1950
Box   11
Folder   2-3
Correspondence with lawyer Basil Arteoriades regarding Elias Boundjoucas matter, 1948-1951
Box   11
Folder   4
George Ornstein correspondence regarding UA claims against S.A. Anzervos, 1949-1951
Haiti
Box   11
Folder   5-6
[General], 1933-1952
Box   11
Folder   7
Agreements with Société Hatienne de Spectacles, Rene Didier, Société Anonyme du Théâtre, and Carib Development Corporation, 1936, 1938
Box   11
Folder   8
Hindustan, 1952
Box   11
Folder   9
Hiroshima, 1952
Holland
Box   11
Folder   10-11
[General], 1946-1947
Box   12
Folder   1-2
Producers' approvals and agreement with N.V. Filmverhuurleantor Nederland, 1946-1951
Box   12
Folder   3
Outright sales of Moon And Sixpence; agreement with U.S. Film Export, 1947
Box   12
Folder   4
Outright sales of Paris Underground; agreement with Arnold Pressburger, 1947
Box   12
Folder   5
Outright sales of Tomorrow the World; Henry Arias agreement, 1947-1948
Box   12
Folder   6-7
Contract agreements, 1948
Box   12
Folder   8-9
Five Continent Films and Fritz Strengholdt correspondence, 1948
Box   13
Folder   1
Outright sales and Excelsior Pictures agreement, 1948-1951
Box   13
Folder   2-3
Agreement with N.V. Nederland Strengholdt correspondence, 1948-1952
Box   13
Folder   4-5
Agreements with N.V. Nederland, 1949
Box   13
Folder   6
Outright sale of Stork Bites Man and Don Coyote; Excelsior Pictures agreement, 1949
Box   13
Folder   7-8
Agreement with N.V. Nederland; correspondence with UA Export, 1950-1951
Hong Kong
Box   13
Folder   9-10
Correspondence and regulations on registration of company, 1944-1950
Note: Includes U.S. government pamphlet on “U.S. Foreign Policy for a Post-War Recovery Program.”
Box   14
Folder   1-2
[General], 1947-1951
Box   14
Folder   3
Correspondence regarding Monsieur Verdoux and Queen of the Jungle, 1950-1951
Box   14
Folder   4
Outright sale of serials - “Red Barry,” “Ace Drummond,” “Don Winslow,” 1951
Box   14
Folder   5
Agreement with Eagle-Lion, 1952
Hungary
Box   14
Folder   6
[General], 1941-1942
Box   14
Folder   7
Outright sales and George H. Bookbinder agreement, 1947
Iceland
Box   14
Folder   8
Outright sales, 1940-1946
Box   14
Folder   9
H.F. Nyja Bio agreement, 1941-1944
Box   14
Folder   10-11
[General], 1947-1951
Box   14
Folder   12
Outright sales, 1952
India
Box   15
Folder   1-2
Western Indian theaters agreement; signed letter from Mary Pickford, 1947-1949
Box   15
Folder   3
[General], 1947-1952
Note: Includes Burma correspondence.
Box   15
Folder   4
[General], 1947-1952
Note: Includes Columbo, Ceylon correspondence.
Box   15
Folder   5-6
Western Indian theaters, 1949-1953
Box   15
Folder   7
George Kallman correspondence, 1951
Box   15
Folder   8
India and Overseas Film Corporation agreement, 1951-1952
Box   15
Folder   9
Rawje deal; Eagle-Lion and India agreement, 1952
Box   16
Folder   1-4
Indonesia, 1950-1951
Iran and Iraq
Box   16
Folder   5-6
Correspondence of King Ghazi Cinema and British General Supply Store; Joseph Aizer agreement, 1947-1949
Box   16
Folder   7
King Ghazi Cinema, 1950-1952
Israel
Box   17
Folder   1-3
Agreements with Middle East Film Distributors Ltd., 1948-1950
Box   17
Folder   4
Legal abstracts, 1948, 1951-1952
Box   17
Folder   5
Jerusalem deals, 1949-1950
Box   17
Folder   6
Circulars, distribution terms, 1950
Box   17
Folder   7
Agreements with Middle East Film Distributors Ltd., 1951
Italy
Box   18
Folder   1
Correspondence of UA and UA Export regarding possibilities in Italy, 1933-1938
Box   18
Folder   2
Renato Seccia agreement, 1939-1945
Box   18
Folder   3
Artisti Associati correspondence, 1944-1946
Box   18
Folder   4
Ente Nazionale Industrie Cinematografiche correspondence, 1944-1947
Box   18
Folder   5-6
Correspondence with various distributors and producers, 1945-1947
Box   18
Folder   7
Vadex S.A. agreement, 1945-1949
Box   19
Folder   1-3
Correspondence with Artisti Associati, 1945-1949
Box   19
Folder   4
[General], 1946
Box   19
Folder   5
Artisti Associati correspondence; first run contracts and reports, 1946
Box   19
Folder   6
Castelfilm, 1946
Box   19
Folder   7-8
[General], 1946 (continued)
Box   19
Folder   9
Variety Film Distributors agreement on Guest in the House, 1946 February-June
Box   19
Folder   10
Inventories and correspondence regarding Ferruccio Caramelli and formation of another company, 1946
Box   19
Folder   11
Seccia agreement on Summer Storm, 1946
Box   19
Folder   12
Whistle Stop Seccia agreement, 1946
Box   20
Folder   1
Customs and importations, regulations concerning company funds, 1946-1947
Box   20
Folder   2
Westerner, 1946-1947
Box   20
Folder   3
Carlos Rimini, 1946-1951
Box   20
Folder   4
Caramelli contracts, 1947
Box   20
Folder   5
Correspondence with Edward Small Productions Inc., 1947-1948
Box   20
Folder   6
Copacabana Variety Film agreement, 1947-1948
Box   20
Folder   7
Macomban and Lured; Della Gratlan agreement, 1947-1948
Box   20
Folder   8-9
[General], 1947-1949
Box   21
Folder   1
Jules Levey, 1947-1951
Box   21
Folder   2
Producers' approvals, 1947-1952
Box   21
Folder   3
Atlantis Leone Trading Post, 1948
Box   21
Folder   4
Caramelli deal, 1948
Box   21
Folder   5
Innocent Affair Variety Film agreement, 1948
Box   21
Folder   6
Red House Producers Representative agreement, 1948
Box   21
Folder   7
Red River, 1948
Box   21
Folder   8
Sales not going through, 1948
Box   21
Folder   9
[General], 1948-1951
Box   21
Folder   10-11
Artisti Associati, 1948-1952
Box   22
Folder   1
Casablanca, 1949
Box   22
Folder   2
Christmas Eve; Vadex Société Anonyme agreement, 1949
Box   22
Folder   3
Variety Film, 1949
Box   22
Folder   4
Carnegie Hall: Variety Film, 1949-1950
Box   22
Folder   5
Tripoli, 1949-1950
Box   22
Folder   6
Africa Screams, 1949-1952
Box   22
Folder   7
Love Happy, 1949-1953
Box   22
Folder   8
Deadly Is the Female; Variety agreement, 1950
Box   22
Folder   9
D.O.A. agreement, 1950
Box   22
Folder   10
Johnny Holiday and Mrs. Mike; Variety agreement, 1950
Box   22
Folder   11
The Men; Near East Films agreement, 1950
Box   22
Folder   12
Once a Thief; Frank Leone agreement, 1950
Box   22
Folder   13
Producers approvals and rejections, 1950
Box   22
Folder   14-16
Correspondence with various distributors, 1950-1951
Box   23
Folder   1
Forming of new corporation, 1950-1951
Box   23
Folder   2
Artisti Associati S.A., 1951
Box   23
Folder   3
Big Wheel and Quicksand, 1951
Box   23
Folder   4
Cyrano, 1951
Box   23
Folder   5
Prehistoric Women, 1951
Box   23
Folder   6
Vadex accounts, 1951
Box   23
Folder   7
Legal abstracts, 1951-1952
Box   23
Folder   8
The Scarf, 1952
Box   23
Folder   9
The Torch, 1952
Box   23
Folder   10
Jamaica, 1948-1952
Box   23
Folder   11
Madasgascar outright sales, 1937-1951
Box   23
Folder   12
Mexico: Antonio Madero agreement, 1932-1947
Box   24
Folder   1
Palestine: producers representatives correspondence, 1948
Box   24
Folder   2
Persia and Iraq, 1935-1942
Note: Includes Sawdayee Bros. and A.D. Messayeh agreements.
Portugal
Box   24
Folder   3
Sonoro Film agreement with Fernando Santos, 1941, 1944, 1946
Box   24
Folder   4
Sonoro, 1947
Box   24
Folder   5
Outright sales, 1947-1952
Box   24
Folder   6-7
Sonoro, 1948-1951
Roumania
Box   25
Folder   1
Mauricin Atias affairs, 1935-1938
Box   25
Folder   2-3
Agreements with Criterior Films and B.D.C. Film of Bucharest, 1939-1942
Box   25
Folder   4
Correspondence with “RO-NI” Film, Gesyiac, Les Artistes Associés and MPEA, 1945-1951
Box   25
Folder   5
Censorship arrangements, 1945
Box   25
Folder   6
Saar: correspondence with Edward Small Productions, Les Artistes Associés, and UA Export Ltd., 1948-1952
Siam
Box   25
Folder   7-8
Agreements with Hoah Loke and Siam Film Exchange, 1946-1951
Box   25
Folder   9
Agreement with Capitol Theater Bangkok, 1952
Box   26
Folder   1
Singapore: contract agreements with Show Brothers Ltd., 1952
Spain
Box   26
Folder   2
Vidal Batet deal; Sonoro Film agreement, 1941-1942
Box   26
Folder   3
Ownership stock, 1941-1947
Box   26
Folder   4
1941, 1944, 1948, 1952:
Note: Includes final report: “Closing Down of Offices of Los Artistas Asociados, Barcelona.”
Box   26
Folder   5
Agreements with Max Rodriguez-Borrel, Sonoro, José Puig-Coruz Ruiz, José Aris Moysi, Enrique Jorge Pages, 1943
Box   26
Folder   6
Producciones Cinematograficás Rosa, 1943
Box   26
Folder   7
Agreements with Frederico Nóbrega de Lima and Montagu Marks, 1944-1951
Box   26
Folder   8
Ownership stock, 1948-1951
Box   26
Folder   9
Scandal in Paris; Miguel Rona agreement, 1950-1952
Box   27
Folder   1
Sweden: outright sales and distribution agreements, 1948-1951
Box   27
Folder   2
Switzerland: legal abstracts, 1949-1951
Syria
Box   27
Folder   3
Outright sales, 1945-1949
Box   27
Folder   4
Agreements with Société Orientale Peuple Commerce, 1949-1950
Box   27
Folder   5
Legal abstracts, 1949-1951
Box   27
Folder   6
Legal abstracts and correspondence with Société Orientale Peuple Commerce, 1950-1951
Box   28
Folder   1
Taiwan: contract abstract, 1951
Box   28
Folder   2
Tahiti: contract abstract, 1951
Trinidad
Box   28
Folder   3-4
Contracts and abstracts, 1938-1948
Box   28
Folder   5-6
Contracts and abstracts with film distributors, 1948-1950
Box   28
Folder   7
Contract abstracts, 1950-1951
Box   28
Folder   8
Contracts, 1952