Famous Players Film Company
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Famous Players Film Company was an early 20th-century American motion picture production company, co-founded by Adolph Zukor, that played a key role in the rise of feature-length films and later became part of Paramount Pictures.
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| instanceOf |
American film studio
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film production company ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hollywood studio system
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silent era of American cinema ⓘ |
| basedOnBusinessModel | adapting stage plays into films ⓘ |
| businessModel | producing feature-length adaptations of popular stage plays ⓘ |
| coFounder | Adolph Zukor ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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| defunct | yes ⓘ |
| distributionMethod | national distribution through Paramount ⓘ |
| distributionPartner | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| filmFormat | silent, black-and-white ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Adolph Zukor ⓘ |
| genreFocus |
drama films
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literary adaptations ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to the rise of vertically integrated Hollywood studios through its merger history
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played a key role in the transition from short films to feature-length films in American cinema ⓘ |
| inception | 1912 ⓘ |
| industry |
film production
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motion pictures ⓘ |
| keyPerson | Adolph Zukor ⓘ |
| languageOfFilms | English intertitles ⓘ |
| laterBecamePartOf |
Paramount Pictures
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| laterPartOf | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
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Famous Players Film Company
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| notableContribution | helped popularize the concept of the feature film as the standard theatrical program ⓘ |
| notableFor |
helping establish the star system in American cinema
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pioneering feature-length motion pictures in the United States ⓘ |
| operatingPeriod |
1910s
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1920s ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
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| primaryMarket | United States theatrical exhibition ⓘ |
| product |
feature-length films
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silent films ⓘ |
| slogan | Famous Players in Famous Plays ⓘ |
| stateOfHeadquarters | New York ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor |
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