Keywords: Robert Montgomery 1939 cropped.jpg Robert Montgomery before senate committee Washington D C April 3 The S R O sign was hung out today at the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee Hearing as Robert Montgomery movie star appeared to express his opposition to a bill designed to prohibit Block booking and Blind selling two trade practices which curb the discretion that a movie house owner has in selecting pictures to be shown in his community Speaking as a former President of the Screen Actors Guild Montgomery told the Committee that the Guild and their lawyers have come to the very definite conclusion that if the bill should become a law it would cut in half the production schedules of the Motion Picture Industry 4-3- 39 LOC-image hec 26407 Harris Ewing 1939-04-03 PD-Harris-Ewing Robert Montgomery 1939 tif PD-Harris-Ewing Robert Montgomery Men facing right and looking right |