Question

1. Shirley is an actress under contract with Twentieth Century. Shirley agreed to perform the lead role in a musical to be filmed in Hollywood by Twentieth Century. At the last minute, Twentieth Century decided to scrap the musical and assigned its rights in Shirley to MGM. MGM was planning to film a western in Australia requiring Shirley to spend six months filming in Australia. Can Shirley successfully prevent this assignment?

Answer 1

Answer: Yes

Explanation:

Although it would depend on the exact wording of the contract, she signed a contract agreeing “to be filmed in hollywood by Twentieth Century.” Based on this wording alone, it would seems that her contract was breached by moving her to not only a different company other than Twentieth, but also moving the location of the movie. Lastly, she agreed to act in a musical, not a western.