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Patrick Hamilton, an English author and a British subject, some time prior to December, 1988, conceived and wrote an original play entitled, “Gas Light.” It was published and protected by copyright in February, 1939. Shortly thereafter, it was publicly performed in England, first, in Richmond, and later, in London. On December 5, 1941, it was produced as a play in New York under the name, “Angel Street,” and had a successful run of 1,295 consecutive performances, extending over a period of more than 37 months.

On October 7, 1942, the exclusive motion picture rights for “Gas Light” were acquired by Loew’s, Inc., better known under its trade name of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Loew’s spent $2,458,000 in the production and disti'ibution of the motion picture photoplay of “Gas Light.” The actual making of the film extended over a period of more than two and a half years.

In producing the motion picture, Loew’s acquired the services of three great artists in the cinema field, Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman, and Joseph Cot-ten.

The photoplay, “Gas Light,” was exhibited in the United States and fifty-six foreign countries. Approximately fifty-two million persons paid admission to see it. The…