Independent Moving Pictures Company
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Independent Moving Pictures Company was an early 20th-century American film production company that played a key role in the development of the motion picture industry and the rise of the first movie stars.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Independent Moving Pictures Company canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film studio
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film production company ⓘ |
| activeYearsEndYear | 1912 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStartYear | 1909 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | IMP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| businessModel | independent production and distribution outside MPPC control ⓘ |
| competition | Motion Picture Patents Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1912 ⓘ |
| distributionChannel | independent film exchanges ⓘ |
| employed |
Florence Lawrence
NERFINISHED
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King Baggot NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Pickford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| foundedAs | independent company outside the Motion Picture Patents Company trust ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Carl Laemmle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carl Laemmle in New York ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy films
ⓘ
drama films ⓘ western films ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to the rise of the first movie stars
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early pioneer in American narrative film production ⓘ |
| inception | 1909 ⓘ |
| industry |
motion picture industry
ⓘ
silent film ⓘ |
| keyPerson | Carl Laemmle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | silent (intertitles in English) ⓘ |
| locationOfProduction |
Fort Lee, New Jersey
NERFINISHED
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New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Universal Film Manufacturing Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
featuring Florence Lawrence as one of the first named movie stars
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helping to break the Motion Picture Patents Company monopoly ⓘ promoting the star system in early cinema ⓘ use of actor billing and publicity ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Broken Oath
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The Girl and Her Trust (association with early star system context) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| opposed | Motion Picture Patents Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Universal Film Manufacturing Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | independent film movement (early 20th century) ⓘ |
| product |
feature films
ⓘ
short films ⓘ silent films ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor |
Universal Film Manufacturing Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Universal Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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