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'''International Pictures''' was an American film production company that existed in the 1940s. It merged with [[Universal Pictures]] to become [[Universal-International]]. |
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The company was formed in 1943. It was headed up by [[Leo Spitz]], an executive at RKO, and [[William Goetz]], vice president in charge of [[20th Century Fox]].<ref>BILL GOETZ: THE GREATEST OF THEM ALL: MOVIES WILLIAM GOETZ: THE GREATEST |
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ANGELA FOX DUNN. Los Angeles Times 20 Apr 1980: o26. </ref> |
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In October 1943 Goetz announced International would start off making four films with an overall budget of $4.2 million, the films including ''[[Belle of the Yukon]]'', ''Woman in the Window'' and ''Casanova Brown''.<ref>DRAMA AND FILM: Child Star's Relatives Write Musical for Her William Goetz Announces $4,200,000 Budget for International's Film Slate |
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Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times 1 Oct 1943: 15. </ref> |
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In January 1944 International signed an agreement with RKO Pictures to provide four films for distribution.<ref>SCREEN NEWS HERE AND IN HOLLYWOOD: RKO Gets First Four Releases of New International Firm -- 4 Films Due This Week |
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Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES. New York Times (1923-Current file); New York, N.Y. [New York, N.Y]24 Jan 1944: 13. </ref> |
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==Select Filmography== |
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*''[[Casanova Brown]]'' (1944) - distributed by RKO |
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*''[[Woman in the Window]]'' (1944) - distributed by RKO |
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*''[[Belle of the Yukon]]'' (1945) - distributed by RKO |
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*''[[It's a Pleasure]]'' (1945) - distributed by RKO |
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*''[[Along Came Jones (film)|Along Came Jones ]]'' (1945) - distributed by RKO |
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*''[[Tomorrow Is Forever]]'' (1946) - distributed by RKO |
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*''[[The Stranger (1946 film)|The Stranger]]'' (1946) - distributed by RKO |
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*''[[The Dark Mirror (1946 film)|The Dark Mirror]]'' (1946) - distributed by Universal |
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*''[[Temptation (1946 film)|Temptation]]'' (1946) - distributed by Universal |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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*[https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?companies=co0091945&sort=release_date,asc International Pictures] at [[IMDB]] |
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*[https://www.cobbles.com/simpp_archive/international_universal.htm International Pictures] at Cobbles |
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[[Category:American film companies]] |
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Revision as of 23:20, 3 September 2019
International Pictures was an American film production company that existed in the 1940s. It merged with Universal Pictures to become Universal-International.
The company was formed in 1943. It was headed up by Leo Spitz, an executive at RKO, and William Goetz, vice president in charge of 20th Century Fox.[1]
In October 1943 Goetz announced International would start off making four films with an overall budget of $4.2 million, the films including Belle of the Yukon, Woman in the Window and Casanova Brown.[2]
In January 1944 International signed an agreement with RKO Pictures to provide four films for distribution.[3]
Select Filmography
- Casanova Brown (1944) - distributed by RKO
- Woman in the Window (1944) - distributed by RKO
- Belle of the Yukon (1945) - distributed by RKO
- It's a Pleasure (1945) - distributed by RKO
- Along Came Jones (1945) - distributed by RKO
- Tomorrow Is Forever (1946) - distributed by RKO
- The Stranger (1946) - distributed by RKO
- The Dark Mirror (1946) - distributed by Universal
- Temptation (1946) - distributed by Universal
References
- ^ BILL GOETZ: THE GREATEST OF THEM ALL: MOVIES WILLIAM GOETZ: THE GREATEST ANGELA FOX DUNN. Los Angeles Times 20 Apr 1980: o26.
- ^ DRAMA AND FILM: Child Star's Relatives Write Musical for Her William Goetz Announces $4,200,000 Budget for International's Film Slate Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times 1 Oct 1943: 15.
- ^ SCREEN NEWS HERE AND IN HOLLYWOOD: RKO Gets First Four Releases of New International Firm -- 4 Films Due This Week Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES. New York Times (1923-Current file); New York, N.Y. [New York, N.Y]24 Jan 1944: 13.
External links
- International Pictures at IMDB
- International Pictures at Cobbles