Loew's Inc.
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Loew's Inc. was a major American movie theater chain and film company, historically associated with MGM, that became a central target of U.S. antitrust actions to break up vertical integration in the film industry.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Loew's Theatres | 0 | 2 |
| Loew's, Inc. | 0 | 2 |
| Loew's cinema empire | 0 | 1 |
| Loew’s Inc. | 0 | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film exhibition company
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film production and distribution company → movie theater chain → |
| antitrustIssue | vertical integration of production, distribution, and exhibition → |
| antitrustOutcome | required to divest its theater holdings → |
| associatedWith | MGM → |
| businessModel | vertically integrated film company → |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| era |
Hollywood Golden Age
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surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
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| foundedBy | Marcus Loew → |
| headquartersLocation | New York City → |
| industry |
film distribution
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film production → motion picture industry → movie theaters → |
| legalCaseInvolved |
Paramount Decree of 1948
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surface form:
United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.
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| legalSignificance | central target of U.S. antitrust actions against vertical integration in film industry → |
| marketPosition | one of the largest U.S. theater chains of the studio era → |
| namedAfter | Marcus Loew → |
| notableFor |
integration with MGM for production and exhibition
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role in shaping U.S. antitrust policy in entertainment industry → |
| operated |
first-run theaters in major American cities
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movie theaters in the United States → |
| owned |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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large chain of Loew's-branded theaters → |
| parentCompanyOf | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer → |
| partOf |
Hollywood studios
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surface form:
Hollywood studio system
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| roleInHistory |
key component of the classical Hollywood studio system
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major American movie theater chain → |
| subjectOf | U.S. Department of Justice antitrust litigation → |
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Loew’s Inc.
subject surface form:
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946 film)
this entity surface form:
Loew's, Inc.
this entity surface form:
Loew's Theatres
this entity surface form:
Loew's, Inc.
this entity surface form:
Loew's cinema empire
this entity surface form:
Loew's Theatres