Movie Crazy

(1932)   Tags: Paramount

Universal Pictures Co. v. Harold Lloyd Corporation

The Harold Lloyd Corporation filed its complaint against Universal Pictures Co., Inc. and Clyde Bruckman for damages, injunctive and other relief. The action arises out of alleged infringements upon the copyright of the motion picture photoplay entitled “Movie Crazy”.  The alleged infringing motion picture photoplay is entitled “So’s Your Uncle”.

Universal knowingly, wilfully, and deliberately incorporated in “So’s Your Uncle” a sequence of 57 consecutive scenes from the film Movie Crazy.  The sequence of 57 scenes or the last 300 feet of reel 7 and the first 700 feet of reel 8 of “Movie Crazy”, constituting the “Magician’s Coat Sequence”, are reproduced in the first 57 scenes and first 600 feet of the 4th reel of “So’s Your Uncle”.

Judgment: The trial court found and awarded judgment to Harold Lloyd Corporation and against Universal for damages in the sum of $40,000, $10,000 for attorney fees, and granted injunctive relief against further violation of plaintiff’s rights under its copyright.