Fox Film Corporation
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Fox Film Corporation was an early 20th-century American film production and distribution company that later merged into what became 20th Century Fox.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct company
ⓘ
film distribution company ⓘ film production company ⓘ |
| activity |
film distribution
ⓘ
film production ⓘ |
| businessModel | vertical integration ⓘ |
| catalogPartOf | 20th Century Fox film library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1935 ⓘ |
| distributedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
international markets ⓘ |
| distributionMethod | theatrical release ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| fate | merged ⓘ |
| foundedAs | Fox Film Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | William Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreFocus | feature films ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| inception | 1915 ⓘ |
| industry |
film industry
ⓘ
motion picture distribution ⓘ |
| keyPerson | William Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English-language films ⓘ |
| laterHeadquartersLocation | Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | contributed to formation of major Hollywood studio system ⓘ |
| mergedInto | 20th Century-Fox Film Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedWith | Twentieth Century Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAsset | Fox Film library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | 1937 Fox vault fire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTechnologyUse | early sound-on-film systems ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
early sound film era
ⓘ
silent film era ⓘ |
| owned | movie theaters ⓘ |
| parentCompanyAfterMerger | Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | 20th Century Fox film studio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| produced |
newsreels
ⓘ
silent comedies ⓘ silent dramas ⓘ |
| reasonForMerger | financial difficulties ⓘ |
| region | Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1910s
ⓘ
1920s ⓘ 1930s ⓘ |
| type | public company ⓘ |
Referenced by (48)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
State Fair (1933 film)
subject surface form:
State Fair (1933 film)