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The first film released through First National was the 1916 British film The Mother of Dartmoor. [citation needed] Between 1917 and 1918, the company made contracts with Mary Pickford and Charlie Chaplin, the first million-dollar deals in the history of film. Chaplin's contract allowed him to produce his films without a set release schedule.
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Apr 1, 2024 · First National was an association of independent theater owners in the United States that was founded in 1917 as First National Exhibitors' Circuit, Inc. The company expanded from exhibiting movies to distributing them, and eventually to producing them as a movie studio.
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First National Pictures is a defunct American motion picture production and distribution company. It was founded in 1917 as First National Exhibitors' Circuit, Inc., an association of independent theater owners in the United States, and became the country's largest theater chain.
Release DateTitleNotesSeptember 23, 1917The Fall of the RomanoffsDistributionDecember 3, 1917AlimonyDistributionDecember 23, 1917Daughter of DestinyDistributionMarch 10, 1918DistributionDec 23, 2018 · First National Pictures films. First National Pictures is a defunct American motion picture distributor and studio founded in 1917. It came under the control of Warner Bros. in 1928, and was completely absorbed November 4, 1929.
Feb 21, 2023 · First National Pictures was a US film production and distribution company founded in 1917 as a theatre association. In 1924, it became a motion picture production company and an important studio. Control was passed to Warner Bros. in 1928, which completely absorbed it in 1929.
