[Frameworks] Seeking advice for licensing a 1929 film owned by Warner Brothers

[Abigail Severance]

Thanks, Dennis, super helpful.


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Abigail Severance
310-508-0352
abigailseverance.com

> On Jul 15, 2017, at 2:13 PM, Dennis Doros <milefilms at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Dear Abigail,
> 
> That's not true --MGM never got it right on this set of titles from UA. In 1936, UA's Art Cinema (Joe Schenck's productions) was dissolved with half of the films being transferred to Mary Pickford. The rights to Evangeline now belong to the Mary Pickford Foundation. (My company, Milestone, brought it out on DVD some years ago but the rights have reverted to MPF.) You can find them on the web with their contact info.
> 
> Best regards,
> Dennis Doros
> Milestone Film & Video
> PO Box 128 / Harrington Park, NJ 07640
> Phone: +1 201-767-3117 / Email: milefilms at gmail.com
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>> On Sat, Jul 15, 2017 at 4:34 PM, Abigail Severance <bellecote at mac.com> wrote:
>> Hi All, 
>> 
>> I'd appreciate any leads or suggestions on the following, including any referrals to contacts at Warner Brothers distro or licensing.
>> 
>> I'm trying to license some clips, for use in a new essay film, from the Hollywood feature Evangeline, released by United Artists in 1929, starring Dolores del Rio, directed/produced by Edwin Carewe under his Fox Pictures company. The Library of Congress’s lists of films in the public domain doesn't include Evangeline; it's still a protected work. When I contacted MGM, who bought United Artists in 1981, they said Warners now holds the copyright. I’ve not had luck hearing back from Warner Brothers though I’ve called and emailed their general imaging/clip source office several times.
>> 
>> Thanks for any thoughts,
>> Abigail
>> 
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>> Abigail Severance 
>> Faculty, CalArts School of Film/Video
>> bellecote at mac.com || asevera at calarts.edu
>> www.abigailseverance.com || 310-508-0352
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