TARZANA RANCH FILM LOCATION
CONTRACT
Over the years numerous Hollywood film companies shot full-length feature
films on Tarzana Ranch.
This is one of the license and permit forms that Ed Burroughs had drawn
up to protect his property during such projects.
LICENSE AND PERMIT No. 24
Edgar
Rice Burroughs, this..................... day of .............................
192...., in consideration of $................, the payment of which is
due immediately, hereby licenses .........................................................................to
enter upon that portion of the premises known as TARZANA RANCH which lies
south of the creek bottom, for a period of ................... days, beginning
on the .................day of .........................192...., upon the
following terms and conditions, which the licensee hereby accepts:
1. This license or permit shall not be assigned or transferred, and
is revocable at any time by the licensor, whereupon the consideration,
less for the time used on a prorated basis, shall on demand, be returned.
2. The said premises shall be used only for location work in t eh production
of motion pictures. A description of the character and kind of work to
be done thereon shall be furnished to the licensor before entry upon said
premises and this license shall not take effect until the said list shall
have been furnished and shall have been approved.
3. Rental shall include the total period from the arrival upon the
ranch of any material, properties or members of working company, whichever
may be the first to arrive, until the removal of all thereof and shall
be payable in advance at the rate of $............... per ........................
4. Sets may be erected upon sites designated by the licensor and if
not removed at the termination of the rental period shall become the property
of the said licensor at his option, or may be removed by licensor; in which
latter even the licensee agrees to pay the actual cost of such removal,
plus 10 per cent.
5. No fire of any kind shall be set out upon said premises or upon
said ranch, nor shall any smoking be allowed within any building thereon.
6. The trees, flowers, shrubs and improvements on said ranch shall
not be damaged or destroyed upon the termination of said period or other
termination of this license, the licensee shall clean up and restore the
said premises to their former condition and state, natural damage and wear
only excepted, and in the event of failure of licensee to clean up and
restore said premises as above, said licensee authorizes licensor to perform
such work and agrees to pay the actual cost thereof, plus 10 per cent.
7. The licensee shall be liable and agrees to indemnify the licensor
for any and all damage to the land, to the improvements thereon, or to
any trees, flowers or shrubs, done or suffered to be done by the licensee,
and or by the employes, agents and representatives of the licensee, as
follows:
The licensee agrees to pay for the destruction of trees, flowers and
shrubs, other than native trees, the actual market replacement value of
such based upon variety and age, and he further signifies his full understanding
that licensor places a value of not less than $1000.00 each upon all native
trees and that in addition to the cash indemnity retired in the event of
the destruction of one of these by licensee it is further understood that
this permit may be immediately revoked and that tlicensee shall not again
be permitted the use of Tarzana Ranch. The licensee shall not permit any
person upon said premises or said improvements by any of said persons,
it shall be conclusively presumed that the persons so causing the same
are the employees of the licensee, and were at the time, acting with in
the scope of their employment and under the direction of the licensee.
8. The licensee further agrees to observe and obey each and all of
the rules and regulations made by the licensor for the occupation and use
of said premises, and that the directions, warnings and statements of all
signs put upon said premises by the licensor shall be strictly observed
and carried out.
9. The licensee shall be liable to the licensor and to all other persons
for all damages to persons or property occasioned by the licensee's operations
under this permit, and the licensee agrees to hold the licensor and the
licensor's property harmless therefrom.
10. Name of director working under this permit: ...............................................................
Name and title of licensee's chief representative on this location,
if other than above director:
Name............................................... Title ....................................................
Working title of picture..........................................................
Star or stars.............................................
LIcensee: Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Licensor........................................................
By. ..........................................................
By ...........................................................
On reverse note description of the character and kind of work to be
done under above permit.
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