This article deals with Goldman’s expansion of his movie theatre chain.  He moves his business from a small out of the way theater to a small empire of the last picture palaces in Philadelphia.  The buying and gutting of this old establishment becomes representative of the new way of making movie theaters.  Though Keithe’s theater is still considered a picture palace, it is a new age palace and much different than its predecessors.  Goldman makes this venue into a state of the art theater for the next generation of film goers.  By W. Wright

The eventual settlement from Goldman’s initial suit against Loews.  This sum of money is awarded to Goldman after an Appeals court decrees Loews is acting as a monopoly and not fairly allowing Goldman to compete.  By W. Wright

This is another case which follows William Goldman’s initial suit against Loews.  It is simply another step towards the diminishing of the Hollywood  Studio system’s power.  By W. Wright

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

Historic Kiethe Theatre Sold to William Goldman.  By W. Wright 

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United States. U.S. Tax Court. William Goldman Theatres, Inc. v. Commissionner of Internal Revenue. 19 T.C. 637; 1953 U.S. Tax Ct. Lexis 262.

This is a federal court case (the case was never granted a writ of certiorari from the Supreme Court) about the settlement of William Goldman Theater Co. against Loews. This case talks about the money Goldman won after suing Loews under the Sherman Anti-trust act. The original case has to deal with the incurred loss of Goldman’s theaters because of an unfair monopoly practices under the vertically integrated studio system. Goldman was originally awarded $1.35 million for loss and damages, but after another appeal, a district court awarded him $125,000, plus $375,000 in punitive damages. By 1953, the case was already over seven years old, but it was not simply a case fighting large studios, it was a case that allowed for a local area theater owner to gain some control over distribution and exhibition with Philadelphia. This decision leads to Goldman opening a successful chain of movie theaters, which he owns and operates for over another twenty years. By W. Wright

Glazer, Irvin R., 1922- . Philadelphia theatres, A-Z : a comprehensive, descriptive record of 813 theatres constructed since 1724 / Irvin R. Glazer. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, c1986.

A one page exerpt about William Goldman and his winning stance against Loews. This one page gives a quick history of William Goldman’s ten year rise to becoming one of Philadelphia’s most prominent entrepreneurs. His ownership of multiple theaters in Philadelphia came at a point towards the end of the studio system. Goldman’s expansion of his theatre palaces changed the landscape of downtown for many years to come. By W. Wright