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United Artists (UA) is an American film production company owned by Amazon MGM Studios.
United Artists (UA) is an American film and television entertainment studio founded in 1919 by D. W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks. This is a list of feature films originally produced or distributed by United Artists, including those made overseas.
- “Broken Blossoms” (1919) Several months after Griffith, Chaplin, Pickford, and Fairbanks founded United Artists, the studio released its first movie: “Broken Blossoms.”
- “Pollyanna” (1920) Mary Pickford’s first United Artists release was the 1920 drama “Pollyanna,” in which the acting icon starred as an orphan whose optimistic outlook on life brings change to her antagonistic hometown.
- “The Mark of Zorro” (1920) Douglas Fairbanks cemented his status as cinema’s iconic swashbuckler with the one-two punch of “The Mark of Zorro” and “Robin Hood.”
- “The General” (1927) United Artists is most associated with Charlie Chaplin, but the studio also supported Chaplin’s biggest silent comedy contemporary, Buster Keaton.
Oct 4, 2019 · Oct 4, 2019 6:00am PT. United Artists Marks 100 Years of Independent Filmmaking. By Cari Beauchamp. Kobal/Shutterstock. They called themselves United Artists, but the trades called it a...
Apr 8, 2019 · With film credits like Modern Times (1936), High Noon (1952), and Raging Bull (1980), United Artists has been a major force in Hollywood since its founding in 1919. Film scholar Gaylyn Studlar writes about the company’s creation and the men — and woman — behind it all.
United Artists was founded in 1919 by Mary Pickford, Charles Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks (1883–1939), and D. W. Griffith (1875–1948) as a means of insuring control over the marketing of their pictures.
Nov 13, 2009 · 1919. United Artists created. On February 5, 1919, Hollywood heavyweights Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith join forces to create their own film studio, which...
