Film Bulletin (12/Apr/1948) - WB's Hitchcock Deal

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• article: WB's Hitchcock Deal
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• journal: Film Bulletin (12/Apr/1948)
• issue: volume 16, issue 8, page 19
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• publisher: Film Bulletin Company
• keywords: Alfred Hitchcock, Warner Bros.

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WB's HITCHCOCK DEAL

There appears to be a difference of opinion between Warners and Alfred Hitchcock about the extent of the director's contract with this studio. Jack L. Warner announced it as a "significant long-term deal that made it sound pretty exclusive. Hitchcock promptly countered by pointing out in his own statement that his WB is for only one picture per year — and not at all exclusive.