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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 | |||
Revision as of 20:27, 16 April 2012
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