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Citation3 Cal. 3d 176, 474 P.2d 689, 89 Cal. Rptr. 737, 1970 Cal. 199 Brief Fact Summary. Plaintiff Parker, better known as actress Shirley MacLaine, contracted with Defendant, Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., to play the female lead in the film “Bloomer Girl.”. Defendant thereafter repudiated the agreement by not producing the picture and ...
The earliest California case which the majority cite is de la Falaise v. Gaumont-British Picture Corp., supra, 39 Cal.App.2d at p. 469. de la Falaise states "The `other employment' which the discharged employee is bound to seek is employment of a character substantially similar to that of which he has been deprived; he need not enter upon ...
Dec 3, 2013 · Parker v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. case brief summary 474 P.2d 689 (1970) CASE SYNOPSIS. ... Likewise, if you have case briefs you would like to share, ...
Case Summary. In the 1970 California Supreme Court case, Parker v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., actress Shirley MacLaine Parker sued a film studio for breaking a contract where she was promised a role in a musical movie "Bloomer Girl". The studio didn't make the movie and instead offered her a role in a western film, "Big Country, Big Man ...
Plaintiff, a well-known actress, was to play the female lead in defendant's movie for a guaranteed compensation of $750,000 over 14 weeks. Defendant decided to not produce the movie and notified plaintiff of this, but offered to employ her as the female lead in another film to avoid damage. However, instead of a musical filmed in California ...
Nov 2, 2022 · Facts of the Case. Twentieth Century Fox-Film Corporation (Plaintiff) hired Parker (Defendant) to play the female lead in their movie “Bloomer Girl.”. The parties entered a contract in which Twentieth Century Fox would pay Parker a minimum compensation of $750,000 over 14 weeks for acting in the film. The company decided not to produce the ...
