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Show Silent and Talkie Script Ruling Asked LOS ANGELES. Nov. 12 trPI Two writers popped the question in court toray of whether a play script, bought for use as a silent! film, oan be msde into s sound picture pic-ture without the author's permission. permis-sion. Ralph Murphy and Donald Cal-laher Cal-laher are suing Warner Brothers studio for declaratory relief, involving in-volving certain rights to the unpublished unpub-lished play, "Sh! the Octopus." They alleged they sold ths play in 128. but did not grant tha company ths right to maks it into a talkie. Such a production was released recently. |