A selection of independent film producers ended up also unsatisfied with the compromise and formed a union recognised as the Society of Independent Motion Picture Producers and sued Paramount for the monopoly they still experienced in excess of the Detroit Theaters - as Paramount was also attaining dominance by means of actors like Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, Veronica Lake, Betty Hutton, crooner Bing Crosby, Alan Ladd, and longtime actor for.