Group of (5) related contracts between Caddo Company, Howard Hawks and MGM containing 6 signatures of Howard Hughes, 5 signatu...

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Group of (5) related contracts between Caddo Company, Howard Hawks and MGM containing 6 signatures of Howard Hughes, 5 signatures of Hawks and 2 signatures of Louis B. Mayer. Includes 18-page 8.5 x 13 in. contract, dated July 12, 1932, between The Caddo Company and Howard W. Hawks. Initialed by Hughes and Hawks on page 17 and signed twice by Hughes and once by Hawks on final page; one 11-page contract, dated July 12, 1932, between The Caddo Company, Howard W. Hawks and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, containing 7 initials by Hughes (4 by Hawks and Mayer), with Hughes, Hawks and Louis B. Mayer signing the final page; one single-page provision relating to payment regarding contract between The Caddo Company, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Howard Hawks, signed by Hughes, Louis B. Mayer and Hawks; one 4-page contract, dated July 20, 1932, between The Caddo Company and Howard W. Hawks, in connection with the loaning of services of Hawks to MGM, signed by both Hughes and Hawks on the final page; one 1-page document addressed to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, dated July 20, 1932, detailing payment details for the previous contract of the same date, signed by Hughes and Howard Hawks. Each multi-page document is stapled together with legal wrapper and bears expected hole punches at top. From the personal collection of Howard Hughes.

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