First National Exhibitors’ Circuit
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First National Exhibitors’ Circuit was an early 20th-century American motion picture theater owners’ cooperative that evolved into a major film distribution and production company.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film distribution company
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movie theater owners’ cooperative ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| acquisitionDate | 1928 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | First National Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beganFilmProduction | late 1910s ⓘ |
| brandUsedBy | Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessModel | cooperative distribution of motion pictures ⓘ |
| ceasedToExistAsIndependentCompany | late 1920s ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| distributedIn | North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedWorksOf |
Charlie Chaplin
NERFINISHED
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D. W. Griffith NERFINISHED ⓘ Douglas Fairbanks NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Pickford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | silent film era ⓘ |
| evolvedFrom | cooperative of independent theater owners ⓘ |
| focus | feature-length motion pictures ⓘ |
| founded | 1917 ⓘ |
| foundedAs | First National Exhibitors’ Circuit, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | group of American motion picture theater owners ⓘ |
| hadProductionFacilitiesIn | Burbank, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Burbank, California
NERFINISHED
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New York City, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
helped shift power from producers to exhibitors in early Hollywood
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pioneered exhibitor-controlled film distribution in the U.S. ⓘ |
| industry |
film distribution
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film production ⓘ motion pictures ⓘ |
| marketPosition |
competitor of Paramount and other major studios
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major American film distributor of the 1920s ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableActivityPeriod | 1917–1928 ⓘ |
| operatedTheatersIn | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | member theater owners ⓘ |
| parentOrganizationAfterAcquisition | Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to secure and distribute films for member theaters ⓘ |
| signedExclusiveContractWith |
Charlie Chaplin
NERFINISHED
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Mary Pickford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Warner Bros.–First National NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfBusinessOrganization | cooperative ⓘ |
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