THTRFLM 3FF3 Chapter Notes -Buster Keaton, Mack Sennett, Producers Distributing Corporation
20 Dec 2013
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Adolf zukor, william fox, and carl laemmle=became vertically integrated monopolies, controlling their own theatre chains and distributors. Industry giants of the early 20"s: the big three were zukor"s famous players-lasky. Corporation, which had acquired paramount as its distribution and exhibition wing in. 1916, loew"s inc. , the national theatre chain owned by marcus loew which moved into production with the acquisition of metro pictures in 1920, & first national founded in. 1917 by 26 of the nations largest exhibitors to combat the practice of block booking(invented by zukor) by financing its own productions. United artists: formed in 1919 by chaplin, mary pickford, douglas fairbanks and d. w. Griffith in order to produce and distribute their own films and was a major force in the industry until the advent of sound. Hollywoods second string in the 20s: the little 5 : fox film corporation, producers. Distributing corporation (odc), film booking office (fbo), carl laemmle"s universal.
