I’m curious to learning more about this “pre 1948” thing eluded to in the article, assuming it’s true.
Universal Pictures agreed, in principle, to the concept of film residuals. Eventually the other majors (Paramount, Disney, Warner Brothers, MGM, Columbia, and 20th Century Fox) fell in line and finally began negotiating the "non-negotiable" issue.
After five acrimonious weeks of intense back-and-forth, the two sides reached a compromise. It contained three parts:
Actor residuals for all studio films made starting in 1960.
No residuals for any studio films produced before 1948.
In lieu of residuals for films made between 1948 and 1959, the producers agreed to a one-time payout of $2.25 million, a contribution SAG would use as seed money for a new union health insurance plan and a pension plan.
