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Who were the Big 5? Describe their qualities
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Loews/MGM
Paramount Warner Brothers 20th Century Fox RKO produced, nationwide network of distribution as well as global networks, owned theaters. Vertically integrated companies. |
largely produced films
rarely work |
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Who were the little 3?
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Universal
Columbia United Artists (set up by artists, distribution of independent films) |
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Who was head of MGM and what did he pioneer?
what kind of movies were released ? |
Louis B. Mayer. creator of the "star system"
"more stars than there are in the heavens" Lush lavish Musicals. MGM 'B' movie equal to other studios 'A' movies, series films. |
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Who ran Paramount Pictures?
What kind of films did they make? |
Adolph Zukor. Sophisticated Style. 40s social concious noir.
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Warner Brothers was ran by?
What kind of movies? |
Jack Warner, ripped from the headlines. Socially conscious dramas.
"bunch of cheap bastards". Though guys, masculine films. Humphrey Bogart big WB star. |
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Who ran 20th Century Fox?
what kind of movies? |
Darryl F. Zanuck.
most famous stars: 30s Mae West, production code kinda cramps her style 30s, Shirley Temple. Biggest Box Office Star. Great American Director John Ford 50s Marlyn Monroe |
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What about RKO?
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RKO created from scratch by RCA
rockiest of the 5 revolving door for exec positions made: King Kong. Citizen Kane Fred Astaire 40s low budget horrors, pretty good ones actually. |
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What films did the little 3 make?
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Universal. "All quiet on the western front."
Horror films and such. Albet and Costello as well Columbia: Frank Capra, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Rita Hayworth. Series films. |
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Who worked under United Artists?
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Charlie Chaplin released Modern Times. Hitchcock did some stuff too.
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What are the descriptive economic terms for the Studio System
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Mature Oligopoly
Interlocking Directorates -holly wood loaned from wall street. bank execs sat on the board. |
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Gone With The Wind was produced by who?
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independently produced by David O Selznick. Biggest film...ever
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Who made up Poverty Row?
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Republic: westerns, and the singing cowboy flicks. Best fx in town
Monogram:Charlie Chan series. Angel Gang flicks |
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