Goldwyn Pictures
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Goldwyn Pictures was an early 20th-century American film production company that became one of the key predecessors to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM).
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Goldwyn Pictures canonical | 15 |
| Goldwyn | 3 |
| Louis B. Mayer Pictures | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film production company
ⓘ
motion picture studio ⓘ |
| activeInDecade |
1910s
ⓘ
1920s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Broadway producers Selwyn brothers
ⓘ
Hollywood ⓘ |
| basedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
New York ⓘ |
| businessModel | film production and distribution ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolvedInYear | 1924 ⓘ |
| distributionArea |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
international ⓘ |
| era | silent film era ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Samuel Goldwyn ⓘ |
| foundedInYear |
1916
ⓘ
1917 ⓘ |
| genreFocus |
comedies
ⓘ
dramas ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Culver City, California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Culver City, California
New York City ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | contributed to formation of major Hollywood studio MGM ⓘ |
| industry | film industry ⓘ |
| keyPerson |
Archibald Selwyn
ⓘ
Edgar Selwyn ⓘ Samuel Goldwyn ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | silent (intertitles in English) ⓘ |
| laterUsedBy | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| logoFeature | roaring lion ⓘ |
| medium | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Samuel Goldwyn ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a key predecessor to MGM
ⓘ
early use of lion logo later associated with MGM ⓘ |
| notableLogo | lion in a film reel frame ⓘ |
| operatedAs | independent studio prior to merger ⓘ |
| operationalForm | corporation ⓘ |
| partOf | Hollywood studio system ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| producedWorkType |
short films
ⓘ
silent feature films ⓘ |
| reasonForEnd | merger into Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| technologyEra | pre-sound cinema ⓘ |
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