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The First National Exhibitors' Circuit was founded in 1917 by the merger of 26 of the biggest first-run cinema chains in the United States. It eventually controlled over 600 cinemas, more than 200 of them first-run houses (as opposed to the less lucrative second-run or neighbourhood theatres to which films moved when their initial box office receipts dwindled).
This is a list of films produced, co-produced, and/or distributed by First National Pictures. 1917. Release Date Title Notes June 23, 1917: On Trial: extant.
The financial successes of The Jazz Singer and The Singing Fool enabled Warner Bros. to purchase a majority interest in First National in September 1928 and it began moving its productions into the Burbank lot. The First National studio, as it was then known, became the official home of Warner Bros.–First National Pictures with four sound ...
This is a list of films produced, co-produced, and/or distributed by Warner Bros. and also its subsidiary First National Pictures for the years 1918–1929. From 1928 to 1936, films by First National continued to be credited solely to "First National Pictures".
This gave them a share in rival First National Pictures, of which Stanley owned one-third. [49] In a bidding war with William Fox, Warner Bros. bought more First National shares on September 13, 1928; [50] Jack also appointed Zanuck as the manager of First National Pictures. [50] Warner Bros.–First National Studios, Burbank, c. 1928
For over 140 years, Lyle’s Golden Syrup — a staple item in any British baker’s pantry — has featured a rather curious logo on its tin: a lion’s carcass surrounded by bees.
B. Babbitt (1934 film) Babe Comes Home; Back Pay (1930 film) Back to God's Country (1919 film) The Bad Man (1923 film) The Bad Man (1930 film) The Balloonatic
The actress helped inspire the look for the famous logo, one of several actresses ordered by Columbia Pictures to pose as Miss Liberty, for which she was only paid $25. (Photo: Tim Boyle ...