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The Famous Players–Lasky Corporation was an American motion picture and distribution company formed on June 28, 1916, from the merger of Adolph Zukor's Famous Players Film Company – originally formed by Zukor as Famous Players in Famous Plays – and the Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company.
PRODUCTION IHEexhibitorofmotionpicturesjudgespicturesbyonestandard— thebox-office. Asiselsewherenotedinthisbook,Paramount-Artcraftpictures,judgedaccordingto ...
Artcraft Pictures Corp. was formed August 16, 1916 to distribute films produced by Mary Pickford Film Corp. Artcraft was headed by Walter E. Green until April 15, 1917 when Famous Players - Lasky Corp. purchased them.
Prod/Dist Co: Mary Pickford Film Corporation/Famous Players-Lasky Corporation, Artcraft Pictures Corporation. Director: William Desmond Taylor. Screenwriter: Frances Marion, based on the 1917 short story The Mobilizing of Johanna by Rupert Hughes. Cinematographer: Charles Rosher.
Nov 15, 2023 · The Famous Players–Lasky success demonstrates the explosive growth and competition of the early movie industry, and their merger displays the blending of two of the three traditional roles of the movie industry: the producer and distributor.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a 1920 American silent horror film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and released through Paramount/Artcraft. The film, which stars John Barrymore, is an adaptation of the 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson.
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In January 1918, Artcraft Pictures became a production brand name for Famous Players-Lasky Corporation. General film distribution was again designated to Paramount Pictures Corporation in the early 1920s.
