tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869183131928427332.post1456949756792072549..comments2024-03-07T03:32:17.264-05:00Comments on "Vaulted Treasures" Film Blog: DOC SAVAGE: MAN OF BRONZE (1975)Craig Ellis Jamisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03396912853879194544noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869183131928427332.post-68126184764210204342016-07-28T13:37:30.346-04:002016-07-28T13:37:30.346-04:00"After the death of primary DOC SAVAGE author..."After the death of primary DOC SAVAGE author Dent (who retained radio, TV and film rights), his estate (headed by his widow Norma) licensed the character for a 1966 / '67 feature film based on the 1934 novel THE THOUSAND HEADED MAN."<br /><br />In fact, Condé Nast licensed Doc Savage to Goodson-Todman thinking that it had all of the media rights when in fact it only had the printed word rights, which were all that Street & Smith ever cared about, it being a publishing company, only to discover that the film, radio and syndicated comic strip rights had been given to Dent in lieu of a pay raises.<br /><br />When it became clear that Norma Dent now owned the film rights, CN tried to intimidate her into relinquishing them for a pittance. This so rankled her that she refused to even speak with CN again until George Pal intervened, brokering a fair settlement between them on 20 Jul 1971 (five years after the 1966 movie project fell through) that allowed Pal to option those rights for his proposed film & TV series.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07782405641713057463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869183131928427332.post-15694019461298336052016-07-28T13:35:44.860-04:002016-07-28T13:35:44.860-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07782405641713057463noreply@blogger.com