ABSTRACT

T HE peace which followed the settlement of the Kessel and Bauman controversy in the Universal must have lasted almost a day.

The Universal's dominant figures were Carl Laemmle, Wile liam Swanson, Mark M. Dintenfass and David Horsley, a new Independent producer-and P. A. Powers. And, Robert Cochrane, sitting back of Laemmle, was writing the official utter· ances.