▁needed ▁all ▁the ▁distribution ▁rights . ▁Then ▁he ▁cut ▁all ▁the ▁motiv ations ▁and ▁all ▁the ▁character ▁development . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁mess , ▁a ▁j umbled ▁mess ! ▁Apple ▁later ▁described ▁the ▁experience : ▁" They ▁wanted ▁four ▁or ▁five ▁crashes , ▁of ▁which ▁they ▁already ▁had ▁the ▁foot age . ▁It ▁was ▁more ▁brick lay ing ▁than ▁writing . '' ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : Exp lo itation ▁films ▁Category : American ▁films ▁Category : English - language ▁films ▁Category : Fil ms ▁directed ▁by ▁Charles ▁B . ▁Griff ith ▁Category : Fil ms ▁produced ▁by ▁Roger ▁C orm an ▁Category : American ▁ch ase ▁films <0x0A> </s> ▁Do yle ▁v . ▁Mitchell ▁B ros . ▁Co ., ▁ 2 4 7 ▁U . S . ▁ 1 7 9 ▁( 1 9 1 8 ), ▁was ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁case ▁defining ▁gross ▁income . ▁ ▁The ▁case ▁held ▁that ▁gross ▁income ▁includes ▁the ▁gain ▁on ▁sale ▁of ▁assets , ▁i . e ., ▁the ▁proceed s ▁less ▁cost ▁basis . ▁ ▁An ▁alternative ▁theory ▁that ▁gross ▁income ▁should ▁be ▁the ▁gross ▁proceed s , ▁and ▁the ▁cost ▁basis ▁should ▁be ▁allowed ▁as ▁a ▁dedu ction , ▁was ▁rejected ▁by ▁the ▁Court . ▁The ▁Court ▁also ▁held ▁that ▁the ▁har vest ing ▁of ▁tim ber ▁was ▁not ▁an ▁income ▁recognition ▁event ▁until ▁the ▁tim ber ▁was ▁sold . ▁ ▁Background ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁Congress ▁en act ed ▁a ▁tax ▁on ▁net ▁income