United Artists

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United Artists -> 1919 Chaplin, Fairbanks, Griffiths, Pickford

Wanted more control over the distribution and the production of their films Griffiths made Birth of a Nation in 1915 -> felt he had been 'betrayed and swindled' http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2008/feb/23/film

5 films a year -> rising expenses in creating a film reduced productivity Mary Pickford was prolific in the early years of United Artists - produced 13 films in first 5 years

mid 1930s - UA recording profits of over a million per year No studio, no theatres

Taken over in 1951 by two lawyers - Arthur Krim / Robert Benjamin