Metro Pictures
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Metro Pictures was an early 20th-century American film production and distribution company that later merged into Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), helping form one of Hollywood’s major studios.
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Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American company
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film distribution company → film production company → |
| activity |
film distribution
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film production → |
| associatedWith |
Hollywood studio system
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| country |
United States
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| distributionScope |
national
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| era |
silent film era
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| fate |
merged into Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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| hasSuccessor |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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| helpedForm |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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| historicalSignificance |
one of the companies that combined to form MGM
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| industry |
film industry
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| languageOfFilms |
silent films with intertitles
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| location |
California
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Hollywood → Los Angeles → |
| medium |
motion pictures
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| mergedInto |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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| notableContribution |
development of major Hollywood studios
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| notableFor |
contributing to the formation of MGM
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| operatedIn |
silent film market
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| partOf |
history of Hollywood studio system
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| regionServed |
United States
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| roleInIndustry |
predecessor of major studio
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| status |
defunct
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| timePeriod |
early 20th century
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| type |
motion picture studio
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Referenced by (11)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921 film)
("Metro Pictures Corporation")
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The Toll of the Sea → |
distributedBy |
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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921 film)
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The Toll of the Sea → |
distributor |
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Camille (1921 film) – costume and set design
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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921 film) → |
productionCompany |
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Marcus Loew
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associatedWith |
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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formedByMergerOf |
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MGM
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foundedBy |
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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921 film)
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producer |
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Natacha Rambova
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workedAt |