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This is the decision in 1945 that starts to end the Hollywood studio system.  It pretty much states that Philadelphia producers can dictate which films can have first runs without incurring the wrath of a major studio.  It leads to the emergence of more independent cinema theaters and also the inadvertent end of the picture palace.  By W. Wright