Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-09-29 | Page 1 | Of Fight Films Legal

bi ions of If Fight Films Legal Lega DEPARTMENT Of JUSTICE RULES UN ON MOVIE Only Offense 1 Is in Sh Ship p- p ping ing of Films Officials Declare ARRESTS ON COAST Invest g tion Is Is' Started by U. U S. S Agents WASHINGTON WASI Sept 29 United Press Department of justice cals after studying the federal law I governing shipments of fight films announced today there is no violation viola vola- tion the films once th they y are are l. l The department is considering asking congress to the Jaw so so exhibition of fight films films' will be punish punishable ble w SAN FRANCisco Sept dept 29 CAP CAPAn CAPAn An of motion picture re exhibitions ex- ex showing the Tunney Dempsey ch championship fight started government machinery at work up and down dow t the e Pacific coast tod today In Inan i ian an effort to find out how the films reached the west and ana to fix responsibility for their being flashed on ont ontie t tie e. e screen screen Reports of th the appearance o of tile the r IIi in Lo Angeles geles and nd San I FranCIsco 1 esterday took federal federal of by surprise s arid and flurry of arrests I. I y wM warnings an and preliminary skIrmIshing be i tween exhIbitors and government a In San Francisco one theatre oP oPerator operator op- op and his entire staff were ar rested when deputy Stat s sm m marshaI the screen screen version 1 of oC the tight fight classIc in In Inthe the second round The h house use was vas crowded Spectators gh r and rid allOwed to leave WI W. I P manager and Sol Pincus publicity ag agent n und ot of each on charges charges' o of to transport shIp and receIve In hi inter inter- st cop 1 c ri o pc ture tura films Wms of prize fights and d pugilistic pugilistic pu- pu enco encounters The others of the he tle tre start were Vere r on their o own The maximum penalty for Cor the of- of fens Is a a. a Ine wo rearS rearS' in p In L Lo s. s Angeles a 3 d dzen zen thea end Pd business business' ne 1 were ordered to before re t tie e f dral grand jury today In th the show show- of ot tl S Angeles arid fl tI theat es are 4 1 on paje page 8 3 I DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE RULES ON MOVIE RIGHT Continued from page l. l e exhibiting ll n the tUrns films a and d gov govern govern- rn- rn meat ment offIcIals said saId they were net legally able to stop stol the shows The San Francisco the theatres theatre's tres tre's legal l gaI counsel Issued a statement saying saying- the pictures had been printed In Angeles Angeles' An cles' cles and that the theatre had violated no law Jaw In exhibiting them here The district attorneys attorney's office orrIce Here liere indicated lt It would tat t- t tempt to prove the c copying of thee the pictures as as' as they were receIved il 14 Los Jos Angeles Angeles' was an overt o act MAY INVOLVE RICKARD One clue which the federal ot ot- started running down was a a poster in front of the bearIng the significant ant phrase Mr Ir Rickard presents On the strength ot of this the prosecutors said they would as the arrest of Rickard nickard and Dempsey Dempse it II It could b bc proved tl had a. a in caUsIn cabs caUs- In ing exhibition of the films and a warrant was telegraphed phed t to New hew York and Chicago for the promoter pr mot r The theatre management said Rickard's Rick ards ard's name had been used used- merely m rely to advertise the show Meanwhile a theatre in 1 vet vet- Wash Vash s serenely ren ly it it exhibit c the fight fight- C Motion pIctures ot of ottile tile the Dempsey Dempsey- Tunney y lIght fight iV re sh shown wn In a e e- e theatre l last st The alter nger of t the thel house said he found the can of Ight films on on the sidewalk side walk In front or onus his theatre o